Jeremiah St. Juste or Luis Neto. This is Rubén Amorim’s main question for the classic Saturday match (20:30) between Sporting CP and Porto at the Dragão Stadium.
The manager bet on the 34-year-old veteran midfielder in the last game against Rio Ave, but he returned to give minutes to the Dutch reinforcements (he had already entered the second half at Braga), at a cost of 9.5 million euros. The ex-Mainz player is a strong bet for Amorim this season and could be a surprise in the starting XI against Porto. On the side of Neto experience, although the speed is not the same as before.
The Sporting manager does not want his direct rival to run even further in the championship, and therefore work in training, right up to the game, has largely merged with work in defense. Maintaining Porto’s fast and unpredictable attack front is one of the priorities of the Lions, who have drawn (3-3 v Braga) and won (3-0 v Rio Ave) at the start of the season.
In addition to doubt in the center of the defense (Coates and Gonzalo Inacio occupy a entrenched place in the defense with Porro and Matheus Reis on the flanks), the central midfield axis will change. With the departure of Matheus Nunez, Morita was chosen to work with Ugarte from Uruguay.
The attacking trio, consisting of Pote, Trincao and Edwards, showed very well a clear victory over Vila Condenses and will once again earn the trust of Rubén Amorim, not least because the striker Paulinho is injured and should only be ready for the third trip (with Desportivo de Chávez in Alvalade).
English press keeps talking about CR7 at Sporting
Rumors continue to appear in the English press that Cristiano Ronaldo could move to Sporting. The Independent newspaper claims that the Alvalade club contacted Jorge Mendez to evaluate the transfer at zero cost. According to KM, this did not happen.
Nunes: Completed deal
Matheus Nunez underwent clinical and physical tests at Wolverhampton this Wednesday, while the two clubs’ legal departments were busy with the bureaucratic procedures inherent in a transfer and the contractual terms of the agreement. These steps continued almost until the end of the day.
Author: Filipe António Ferreira
Source: CM Jornal
