Sporting has played 11 official games between the Super Cup, the league and the Champions League in the 2021/2022 season.
And if it is true that so far Ruben Amorim has already provided opportunities for almost all the players in the main squad – two goalkeepers, Joao Virginia and Andre Paulo, as well as young midfielder Dario Essugo are still missing – there are some players who keep in list of untouchable status.
Five of them were present in every game (the exception was Coates, who, after serving a penalty match, was unable to debut in the Champions League against Ajax), have always been the coach’s first choice, and this is based on the competition protocols that led up to the moment. We are talking about goalkeeper Adana, defender and captain Coates, midfielders João Palhinha and Mateus Nunez and striker Paulinho. Pilares de Amorim, a kind of lion ridge, which may well rest in the Portuguese Cup game against Belenenses.
If these games against teams that develop into secondary divisions of the football building of Portuguese football are almost always used by coaches to manage the team and empower less-used players, this lion quintet should recharge its batteries in this match, thinking about the fight against Besiktas for the League. champions who can give Sporting their first and coveted victory in the group stage. Adam is the only totalist.
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