Portuguese international João Mário missed the start of Porto’s preparations to host isolated leader Sporting in the 31st round of the I League this Monday due to an injury to the adductor muscle of the left thigh.
A day after being substituted at half-time in the Blaugrana’s 2-1 win away to Casa Pia in Rio Mayor on matchday 30, the right-back joined Diogo Costa, Samuel Portugal and Fabio. Cardozo, Ivan Marcano and Zaidu in the clinical report “dragons”.
This sextet was absent from the morning training session of Sergio Conceiço’s team, which rests on Tuesday and returns to work the next day, at 11 a.m., at the Centro de Treinos e Formação Desportiva PortoGaia in Olivale, with the aim of playing a classic game against Sporting.
Porto, in third place with 62 points, will face the isolated I League leader with 80 points on Sunday at 20:30 at the Dragao Stadium in Porto in the 31st round match.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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