Rui Borges and the absence of Ba: 'He suffered a knock against Alverca and we didn't want to take risks'Photo by Tama66 on Pexels
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Rui Borges and the absence of Ba: 'He suffered a knock against Alverca and we didn't want to take risks'

CNN Portugal5 September 2026 at 23:27

Rui Borges explained Ibrahima Ba's absence from the squad for the home match against Nacional. The central defender suffered a knock during the game against Alverca and was not included in the list of available players for this match. According to the coach, the team did not want to take risks with the player. This is the reason given for the defender's absence from the home match.

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