Sporting Lisbon's Domingos Paciência faces a selection dilemma for the game against Belenenses
Sporting Lisbon coach, Domingos Paciência, faces a selection dilemma for the game against Belenenses in the Portuguese cup. A return of several key players has placed the tactician in a headache to select his best starting eleven for the match on Monday.
The Lions take on Belenenses in the Portuguese Cup after securing a comfortable three points in the UEFA Europa League against FC Zurich.
Domingos Paciência’s men were able to overcome their Swiss rivals with a 2-0 scoreline and are coming into Monday’s encounter full of confidence. However the coach faces a difficult decision on who to name in his starting eleven.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marcelo-Boeck-c23566, who defended the posts in the Europa League tie, is expected to be on the bench for this and Rui Patricio will take over the goalkeeping duties from him.
In defence, there are expected to be little changes but Andre Carrillo could return for the Sportinguistas if he is able to pass a late fitness test. The Peruvian has missed the last couple of fixtures through injury but should feature if his able to prove
that he is ready for match time.
The biggest problem Sporting face is in midfield, where a number of first-teamers are out injured and thus cannot take part in the Cup game. Fito Rinaudo, who suffered a broken leg against Vaslui, is a confirmed absentee and is going to be joined on the
sidelines by Jeffren Suarez and Matias Fernandez.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Elias-c12267, are expected to start in the centre of the park for the Lisbon outfit and are going
to be boosted with the involvement of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ricky-van-Wolfswinkel-c31131 up-front.
The Dutch International seems to be in the form of his life and ignoring him at this point would be a dire mistake by the coaches and they are likely to utilize his talents to the brim.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valeri-Bojinov-c35853 is also expected to retain his place in the starting line-up after scoring in the mid-week encounter and will look to add to his tally.
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