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Sporting player who has been a regular choice in Rui Borges' starting eleven was left out of international duties

Hidemasa Morita was left out of the squad to represent the Japanese national team in the upcoming international fixtures. The Japanese team has friendly matches scheduled against Mexico and the United States, where they will not be able to count on the Sporting midfielder, who is dealing with an injury.

According to information provided by the newspaper Record, the ‘number 5’ of the green and white squad is still recovering from the muscle problems that forced him to be substituted in the match against Nacional on August 23, and he will be under the care of the Performance Unit at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy.

Without Hidemasa Morita among the Japanese options, coach Hajime Moriyasu called up Zion Suzuki, Keisuke Osako, Tomoki Hayakawa, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Ayumu Seko, Ko Itakura, Yuto Nagatomo, Hayato Araki, Tomoya Ando, Hiroki Sekine, Henri Mochizuki, Wataru Endo, Takumi Minamino, Joel Chima Fujita, Junya Ito, Take Kubo, Yuito Suzuki, Kaishu Sanu, Kaoru Mitoma, Ayase Ueda, Ritsu Doan, Daizen Maeda, Shuto Machino, Koki Ogawa, and Mao Hosoya.

Thus, the Japanese midfielder is the second Sporting player to be left out of the call-ups for international duties. This was already the same fate for Ousmane Diomande, who has been injured since the first matchday against Casa Pia and is expected to remain unavailable for the upcoming classic against Porto.

After a 2024/25 season plagued by several physical problems, Hidemasa Morita - valued at 13 million euros - has already played four matches in this new season for Sporting. The Japanese midfielder has already accumulated 259 minutes of playing time, always as a starter in Rui Borges' eleven.

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