This Saturday (9:15 p.m.), Portugal will witness its first clash of the year, on the occasion of the Supertaça final between Sporting CP and FC Porto.
This is how Sporting and Porto will kick off their season. This Saturday evening, starting at 9:15 pm, the two Portuguese teams will compete in the Supertaça final. The opportunity for them to win their first title of the season, while finishing off their preparations for what promises to be an exciting season.
Reigning Portuguese champions, the Lions will, unlike their opponents this evening, have been able to continue the work accomplished so far to prepare for this match. In this sense, we should find the traditional 3-4-3 dear to the Sporting coach, Ruben Amorim.
On the other hand, three players could be brought to make their first steps in the colours of Sporting. This is the case of the two recruits Vladan Kovačević et Zeno Debastas well as the very young Geovany Turnwho has shown himself to be rather to his advantage during the preparation phase. Just 17 years old, the latter could thus play on the right flank, while Geny Catamo would power the other side, in the absence of Nuno Santos.
Pour Victor Brunoit will be a baptism of fire. If he has already managed the interim of Sergio Conceicao In the past, when the latter had to give up his place on the bench due to suspension, the new strong man of the Dragons will have the pressure on his shoulders this time.
While he said he wanted to display the “best possible face” this Saturday, Victor Bruno should send a starting eleven similar to the one that recently started against Al Nassr, in a warm-up match. While he will be able to count on Diogo Costa and Wendell, the new FC Porto coach should nevertheless have to do without some key players, who are not yet ready to play a match of this magnitude. According to Record, Francisco Conception, Pepe et Evanilson would be expected to be spared.
Sporting CP : Kovacevic – Diomande – Debast – Inacio – Quenda – Morita – Hjulmand – Catamo – Pote – Gyokeres – Trincao.
FC Porto : Costa – Joao Mario – Ze Pedro – Otavio – Wendell – Varela – Nico – Grujic – Borges – Ivan Jaime – Namaso.
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