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Lateral only did one training session but Alex Telles will yield in Alvalade and Uribe will re-enter the options in the vacancy left by Danilo.
Sérgio Conceição will make three changes to the eleven compared to the one he used in the defeat with Marítimo, two weeks ago.
The departures of Alex Telles (Manchester United) and Danilo (PSG) will be replaced in the classic tonight by Zaidu and Uribe and in goal Diogo Costa must give way to Marchesín, who is already recovering from the injury on the coastal grid.
This means that, in the fourth game of the new season, Zaidu will be the first -and for now only- reinforcement to start, since Sérgio Conceição intends to maintain the commitment to continuity, taking as a basis the players who were champions the last season. The Nigerian only had one practice session at Olival on Friday, but he will still deserve the manager’s trust because he did two good performances with Nigeria.
Uribe and Luis Díaz also stand out, who also attend the game only with joint training, after having been in prophylactic isolation due to contact with someone infected with covid-19. The midfielder will join Sérgio Oliveira as a double pivot, giving Otávio the role of the most advanced and creative element in the intermediate sector.
Due to the commitments of the national teams and some players have gone to process visas to be able to enter England for the week [jogo com o Manchester City]Sérgio Conceição only yesterday managed to do a joint training session and fine-tune Alvalade’s strategy. If there will only be a reinforcement in the eleven, there are more news in the squad: Felipe Anderson, Nanu and Toni Martínez are among the options and must go to the bank.
Sarr and Grujic stay for later
On the other hand, there are two reinforcements who will have to wait for another opportunity to make their debut in the blue and white. These are the cases of Sarr and Marko Grujic. He only arrived in Dragão in the middle of this week so it was to be expected that he would stay out of the classic with Sporting. The French Sarr has been training since day 7, but the coach considered that he is not yet sufficiently integrated. By the way, without referring directly to the player contributed by Chelsea, Sérgio Conceição hinted at it. “It is necessary to have a period of adaptation to the demands of the club and of the team itself. This cannot be achieved in a snap of the finger or in a working day,” he shot at the press conference. Tick stays away from options …
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