It is not a full-fledged Vitória that will go up to D. Afonso Henriques’ lawn this afternoon. This time, Pepa is deprived of three important units in the intermediate sector – Alfa Semedo, Tiago Silva and Tomás Handel – and is forced to request the services of a young man who has only played 41 minutes in the three matches in which he was used leaving the Substitute bench: Ibrahima Bamba, 19 years old, a lock for the future.
The Victorian coach himself, who in his approach to the match even relativized the aforementioned absences, admitted that someone would make his debut as a starter and that can only be the young Italian hired two years ago from Pro Vercelli and who in the meantime has been working in the sub-team. 23.
It is, therefore, waiting for another revelation, like others that have been registered this season under the seal of Pepa, that the fans are, since quality seems not to be lacking in the midfielder who also has Ivorian nationality. Moreover, there is still a doubt about the use of André Almeida, in recovery, which raises other questions regarding the composition of the middle line.
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