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Rui Borges is not expected to make changes to the green and white starting eleven for the visit to Madeira, for the Nacional - Sporting match.

Sporting will take the field again next Saturday, August 23, against Nacional, in a match valid for the third round of the Liga Portugal Betclic. The duel between the lions and the islanders will be played at 18:00, at Choupana, in Madeira.

Rui Silva, Georgios Vagiannidis, Zeno Debast, Gonçalo Inácio, and Ricardo Mangas; Geny Catamo, Morten Hjulmand, Hidemasa Morita; Francisco Trincão, Pedro Gonçalves, and Luis Suárez. This is expected to be the starting eleven for Rui Borges' Sporting for the next round of the Liga Portugal Betclic.

Rui Silva remains the undisputed goalkeeper for the green and white team for the upcoming season, as he has been since arriving at Alvalade. The defense is not expected to change after the forced alterations in the last round: Zeno Debast and Ricardo Mangas continue to occupy the places of Diomande and Maxi Araújo, who are injured. Vagiannidis is expected to make his starting debut for Sporting and take Iván Fresneda's place, which could be the only change in the lineup.

In the midfield, Hidemasa Morita pairs with Morten Hjulmand. Geny Catamo is expected to occupy the right flank - despite some recent criticisms of his performances -, with Pedro Gonçalves on the left side. Francisco Trincão will have the freedom to move into central areas, and when Sporting presents a three-center-back line, he will cover the right with the young Portuguese player.

Conrad Harder, Sporting's new 'number 9', is expected to remain on the bench. After scoring twice in the match against Casa Pia, the Colombian forward seems to have secured the starting position in the green and white attack.

Information: Saturday – August 23 – 18:00 – Estádio da Madeira, Choupana

Broadcast: Sport TV 1

Unavailable: Daniel Bragança, Nuno Santos, Maxi Araújo, and Diomande (injuries), Matheus Reis (suspension), Jeremiah St. Juste (other reasons)

Doubts: None

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