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Sporting CP’s Rui Borges: From amateur coaching to replacing Amorim and beating PSG
- Borges, a former amateur coach, now leads Sporting and beat PSG in a pivotal Champions League clash.
- Sporting adapted tactically, using a back four early and later employing three center-backs to counter PSG.
- The win keeps Sporting 10th in the group with 13 points, eyeing a top-eight finish.
- Fresneda and Reis were used as wide centre-backs, and Geny Catamo dropped back to help defend against PSG.
- Trincao shifted to a central No. 10 role, aiding Sporting’s attacking shape against PSG.
- Borges’ leadership and feedback from players helped mould a resilient Sporting squad.
- Borges’s career path included success at Mirandela, Mafra, Moreirense, and Vitoria before Sporting.
- Sporting’s Q1 focus included maintaining tempo with Casio-wristwatch symbolism of humble origins.
- Borges expanded Sporting's tactical versatility, switching between 4-2-3-1 and 3-4-3 with injuries.
- The match against Athletic Bilbao in Spain looms as a potential milestone for Sporting.
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