Nuno Santos: They’ll still have to put up with me for many years

A day after returning to competition with Sporting’s first team, Nuno Santos left a message on social media. The Lions’ winger emphasized that he is back doing what he loves most and guaranteed that he is “hungry” to attack the future.

“Very happy to be back doing what I love most, playing football. We all dream of these moments, and after all these years in my career, it felt like my first game, like my professional debut. You’ll still have to put up with me for many years to come, full of hunger to score, assist, help the team, and help Sporting win titles, wrote Nuno Santos in a post on Instagram, which has received several comments from colleagues and former teammates.

These phases of my life only make me stronger, more of a man, and above all I am happy that my children, my wife, my family, my friends have seen me overcome this injury like a warrior, full of resilience and overcoming adversity. Thank you all for your support during this almost year and a half, you were all very important in helping me come back stronger than ever, it also reads. Nuno Santos suffered a patellar tendon injury in his left knee in October 2024. He returned to the pitch on February 1st, in Sporting B’s victory over Oliveirense (2-0) . Then, on Thursday, he was brought on by Rui Borges in the 77th minute of the Portuguese Cup match against AVS .