Rui Borges to lose 13 Sporting players after the transfer window closes | OneFootball

Rui Borges will be without 13 players from Sporting’s main squad during the FIFA international break. The match against Porto, played at the Estádio de Alvalade, was the last before the athletes joined their national teams, and the Lions will only return to competition in about two weeks.

In the meantime, Rui Borges will continue working with the players available to him at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy. The Sporting coach already knows, however, that many will be absent from Alcochete due to call-ups to their respective national teams.

In total, 13 players have been called up by their national team coaches and will travel to represent their countries. The highlight goes to the Portuguese national team, which includes four Sporting players: Rui Silva, Gonçalo Inácio, Pedro Gonçalves, and Francisco Trincão.

Joining these four are Goevany Quenda and João Simões, who will be representing the under-21 and under-19 national teams, respectively, during the upcoming FIFA international break. The two young players have had fewer minutes at Alvalade compared to last year.

Additionally, Sporting sees players who regularly represent their national teams depart, such as Hjulmand (Denmark); Luis Suárez (Colombia); Vagiannidis, Ioannidis (Greece); Geny Catamo (Mozambique); Kochorashvili (Georgia); and Debast (Belgium).

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