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With the national teams’ final stopover before the World Cup finals now complete, the Portuguese League returns this Friday with a demanding test for Sporting, in their quest for a third consecutive title, against Santa Clara at Alvalade.

This requirement for Sporting is explained by Santa Clara’s good form, with three consecutive victories in the league, but also by what comes next in the schedule and the physical management of their players, a reality to which Rui Borges has long been accustomed.

With the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals scheduled for next Tuesday, the Sporting coach can manage the squad’s medical issues more carefully, as international commitments have exacerbated the situation, with several players returning to Lisbon with limitations.

Furthermore, this time Luis Suarez is not in the attack due to suspension, which may open the way for an alternative solution, in terms of both content and form, to compensate for the absence of the league’s top scorer .

The Sporting-Santa Clara match, from the 28th round of the Liga , kicks off at 8:30 pm this Friday in Alvalade, and will be covered minute-by-minute by Maisfutebol .