If Sporting’s clinical managers were asked yesterday about the possibility of Pedro Gonçalves being able to advance to tomorrow’s game against Manchester City, in the 1st leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League, the answer, most likely, would be neem.
It’s because? Because only today will the lions be absolutely certain about the possibility of the influential player of the lions being able to make his contribution to the team in front of the almighty English emblem, especially after undergoing a physical test, whose indicators will be absolutely decisive to assess the availability of the Portuguese international.
And that test will take place today, before the morning training, the only one of the day, and the answer depends on whether or not Pedro Gonçalves will be reintegrated into the group’s work. From there, the player’s current condition can be better understood, something that should be clarified by Rúben Amorim himself at the press conference, scheduled for 6.30 pm, in the auditorium of Estádio José Alvalade, to preview the game with Man .City.
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