Steven Defour to make his return for FC Porto against Sporting
Belgian International, Steven Defour, is set to make his return for FC Porto in the upcoming Portuguese Primeira Liga clash against Sporting Lisbon.
Steven Defour, 23, has been restricted to the sidelines most of the time since his move from Standard Liege this summer.The midfielder was signed to bolster the centre of the park at Estadio do Dragao but has been unable to star on a consistent basis for
his new employers.
While he has been out injured, manager http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vitor-c36281 Pereira has mainly utilized the talents of Fernando Belluschi, Fredy Guarin and Joao Moutinho in his stead.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Porto-c39186 have been churning out decent results in his absence but their investment has been going to waste as the player has been unable to feature.
However according to the latest reports, Defour has been able to successfully recover from his injury and has been deemed fully fit by the Dragons’ medical department.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Racing-c40298 Genk man took a hard knock on his left-thigh during Porto’s UEFA Champions League campaign and has since seen no game time.
His return to action will likely be against Sporting Lisbon in the Primeira Liga but the player faces a difficult task in proving his fitness to Vitor Pereira.
Joao Moutinho is undoubted starter at the club but either http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fernando-Belluschi-c13628 or Fredy Guarin can be used to make way for the talented Belgian.
The Lions have been one of the Champions’ main rivals this term and boast some of the best players in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Stijn-Schaars-c34229 will be hard to contain on match day and by fielding Defour, who has been out for
so long, the club could be taking a potential risk.
However if the Rode Duivels International can show the tactician that despite being out for such a long time, he has been able to maintain his ability to influence proceedings, then he should be contention for a place at least on the bench for this one.
But even if he does take to the pitch during the important tie, it remains to be seen if he can make a difference between the two sides.
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