By Melody Gross 
Sporting have a specific plan for Eduardo Quaresma's recovery, with the centre-back aiming to get back to 100%. After the next stop of the national team commitmentsThis is after the player suffered a sprain in his left ankle during training.
Therefore, apart from the match against Lille – which has already failed – the Portugal Under-21 international defender will also not be available to enter Ruben Amorim's calculations and face the team. AVS (September 22), Estoril (September 27), Eindhoven (October 1) and Casa Pia (October 5).
Aside from Quaresma, Sporting's squad includes the following injured players at this stage of the season: Gonzalo Inacio, Jeremiah Sant Juste, Vladan Kovacevic and Diogo Pinto; All of which forced the green and white coach to make several changes, especially when it came to the most defensive sector of the team.
And even before the end of the 2023/24 season – in which Sporting won the 24th national championship title -, Eduardo Quaresma He signed a contract renewal with the Lions, keeping him safe until 2028 and with a release clause that rose from 45 to 80 million euros.
This season, Eduardo Quaresma has played five matches for Amorim, for a total of 430 minutes.and still without any goals or assists. In the 2023/24 season, the player – Worth 7 million euros – He played 30 matches with Sporting: 20 in the Portuguese League, four in the Portuguese Cup, four in the Europa League and two in the League Cup. In total, during the 1,541 minutes he spent on the pitch, he scored one goal.
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