Chaves: Igor Nogueira and Ruben Lameras are the latest fears

The center back and winger did not sign the attendance sheet for Thursday’s training; He joins Habib Sela, Pedro Pinho, Kelechi and Sandro Cruz in Moreno’s unavailable squad

The beginning of preparations for the match against Porto, in the 15th round of the league, scheduled for the 29th, at the Estádio do Dragão, is not going well for Chavez.

All this because, to the four victims registered in yesterday’s training, two more were added today. These issues were not of concern from the beginning, but they still conflicted with Moreno’s planning.

With Habib Sela and Pedro Pinho under the care of the medical department of the brave people of Tras os Montes, and with Kelechi and Sandro Cruz also on leave – the first in effort management, the second carrying out only conditional training (a scenario that also repeated on Thursday morning) – the coach is struggling. Flavian now has two new (albeit minor) headaches: Igor Nogueira and Ruben Lameras.

The Brazilian centre-back is also managing the effort, while the Portuguese winger is dealing with the flu. Naturally, the duo did not train with the rest of their teammates in the training session, which was held at the Francisco Carvalho Sports Stadium.

Given this situation, and even because the match with the Dragon is more than a week away, it is possible to say that only Habib Sela and Pedro Pinho should be excluded, at this stage, from the confrontation with the Blue and White. The cases of Kelechi, Sandro Cruz and Yegor Nogueira do not offer much care and therefore, it is likely that the trio will be able to travel to Porto. Moreover, the same should happen with Ruben Lameras, who, once he recovers from his flu, will be included in the group again.