Vagiannidis set to bench Sporting teammate, the stats don’t lie | OneFootball

Georgios Vagiannidis was the standout player in Sporting's last game. Despite starting the match on the bench, the Greek international came on at the beginning of the second half, taking the place of the already yellow-carded Iván Fresneda. In this way, the new 'number 13' made his debut with the lion on his chest.

Entering the game at the restart, the 23-year-old right-back quickly became one of the highlights of the encounter. After providing an assist for one of the goals, his performance was superior to that of his Spanish teammate, if we compare the statistical data of both athletes.

The statistical data points to the superiority of Georgios Vagiannidis' performance over Iván Fresneda's: the Greek full-back had more touches of the ball (41 to 31), more completed passes (26 to 12), more passes in the final third (eight to three) and more dribbling attempts (three to zero).

His teammates were not indifferent to his performance. The 'number 13' of Clube de Alvalade made a post on his official Instagram account with photos of the game, which received comments from Zeno Debast and Francisco Trincão, for example.

In 2025/26, with the Sporting jersey, Georgios Vagiannidis – valued at 8 million euros – scored an assist in his first game for the lions. In total, the defender played 45 minutes. The recently signed full-back already has five international appearances for the Greek national team, being one of the great hopes of the Greeks.

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