On the eve of Nacional v Sporting, Rui Borges faces five confirmed absences | OneFootball

Rui Borges cannot count on several injured players and one suspended athlete for Nacional - Sporting

Sporting continues to prepare for the visit to Nacional's ground with another training session held at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy. Rui Borges already knows he cannot count on Ousmane Diomande, Maxi Araújo, Nuno Santos, and Daniel Bragança, all absent due to injury.

Also absent from this match, but due to suspension, is Matheus Reis, who will serve the last of the four games of suspension imposed on him following the incident with Andrea Belotti in the Portuguese Cup final — initially, he had been sanctioned with one more, but the Southern Central Administrative Court (TCAS) accepted the precautionary measure and the player is available for the Classic against Porto.

In the opposite direction, Rui Borges has again called up Rayan Lucas to training, a young midfielder who arrived on loan from Flamengo, left good indications in the preseason and was also in the spotlight in the team's first two matches in Liga 2, against Torreense (1-0) and P. Ferreira (1-0).

Tomorrow, Friday, August 22, the squad led by Rui Borges will train again, once more behind closed doors, in the morning, and then, around 12:30, the Leonine coach will hold a press conference previewing the match, also in Alcochete.

It's worth remembering that Sporting returns to the field next Saturday, August 23, against Nacional da Madeira. The match against the island team, counting for the third round of Liga Portugal, will be played at 6:00 PM, at the opponent's ground.

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