Recovering João Mendes, André and Mikel Villanueva is the priority. The anticipation of the 15th round gives 15 days to prepare the derby with SC Braga. André Silva and Bruno Gaspar returned in full
Vitória de Guimarães brought forward the match of the 15th round (a 1-0 victory against Rio Ave) and now has, roughly, 15 days to prepare for the Minho derby, against rival SC Braga, in Pedreira, on the 6th of January of the new year, in the 16th round of the League. Therefore, the priority is to put the squad at maximum strength, recovering injured players who were not available against Vila Condenses.
João Mendes, a midfielder widely used until the game against Sporting, has a muscle injury and was left out of the last two matches (Boavista and Rio Ave). Being a key player for Álvaro Pacheco, he is the element that most needs to be recovered, in order to have the good headaches that Vitória’s coach talks about so much. The other midfielder, who did not play in this 15th round, due to having the flu was André and, apparently, this is the easiest problem to solve.
Mikel Villanueva’s season has been complicated, the Venezuelan central defender has not played since September 2, when he was injured during the Guimarães’ visit to the Estádio da Luz. The 30-year-old defender returned to the squad and was on the bench two games ago , after recovering from inflammation in his left foot. Now, he has injured himself again, but this time the problem is muscular. An unlucky season for the defender who started as a starter in the three-central system.
In the match with Rio Ave, the full recovery of Bruno Gaspar, right-back, and striker André Silva was confirmed. The defender was soon incorporated into the eleven, returning to the place that was, without a doubt, his until the meeting with Moreirense (10th round), having missed five matches. Therefore, the right-back position for the derby with SC Braga is, most likely, for Bruno Gaspar.
On the attacking front, André Silva was used again, entering in the 53rd minute. The team’s top scorer – seven goals – had missed the meeting with Boavista, due to illness and, despite not having started in this last match, he is already in ideal conditions to be a viable solution for the coach when traveling to the stronghold. of the rival from Braga on January 6th at 8:30 pm.
2023-12-25 23:00:00
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