The Mozambican striker has been one of the highlights of Rúben Amorim's team, but wasn't an option for the Europa League clash against Sturm Graz this Thursday. Geny Catamo felt discomfort in his adductor again and was therefore not called up for Sporting's clash against Sturm Graz, but the Clássico......
In the first matches of the new season, Sporting haven't given up on Antonio Adán, Sebastian Coates, Viktor Gyokeres, Hidemasa Morita, Gonçalo Inácio and Ousmane Diomandé... not even for a minute. These are the total players in Rúben Amorim's team so far. Pedro Gonçalves is only 20 minutes off the pace. Hjulmand (a reinforcement) and Nuno Santos (recovering from injury) are also expected to feature in the starting eleven...