Rio Ave is already preparing to host Sporting, scheduled for next Sunday, in a game in which coach Sotiris Silaidopoulos has two confirmed casualties in the squad, given Clayton's fifth yellow card after delaying his substitution against Gil Vicente and Nikitscher, sent off against the Minho side. Accordingly, there are two candidates to fill the Vilacondenses goalscorer spot, with the Greek coach being able to choose between the Spaniard Gual or the Israeli Zoabi. Everything indicates that captain Vrousai, who cleared his disciplinary record against the Barcelos roosters, should regain his starting position against the lions, making João Tomé return to the bench. Rio Ave scheduled an open training session for Tuesday morning, an opportunity for Vilacondenses fans to see the team's players in action, an initiative of proximity to the Rio Ave community.