Kaique to the conquest of Sporting. The data that leaves Rui Silva in direction

Apaid to Palmeiras, in the last summer's transfer market, for a sum of four million euros, Kaique Pereira made a debut last Tuesday, not to forget the Sporting jersey, and it proved to be fundamental for the victory achieved in the trip to the Stade Bollaert-Delelis, on Lens, by 0-2.

Luis Suárez (who scored, at 22 minutes, the goal that opened the way to triumph) was elected by UEFA the man of the game, but the result obtained in the second round of the league phase of the Champions League also had ‘finger’ of the Brazilian goalkeeper, which contributed to the six (decisive) defenses, many of them of high degree of difficulty.

The 23-year-old player did not even enter properly, since he could not grasp the first a long-distance shot from Florian Thauvin and created a certain ‘frisson’ in defense, but it was nothing more than a mere ‘suspicious’, since then he became an insurmountable wall.

At 34 minutes, the captain of the French tried his luck again, after Franjo Ivanovic (borrowed by Benfica) hit the pole, but the answer was much safer. At 36 minutes, it was tested, once again, this time, by Amadou Haidara, but once again maintained the goal of ‘zeros’.

The highest moment of the night still took place at 60 minutes, when Kaique Pereira ‘flyed’ to deny another attempt by Amadou Haidara, who, ‘from the middle of the street’, wanted the angle of the goal. Two minutes later, the canary stretched out and, with a sharp defense, grabbed a shot from the newly entered Oddonne Édouard.

The sixth and final stretch of the Lion reinforcement took place already in the compensation period, this time, the shot of Ismaelo Ganiou, who, already in the ‘despair’ of scoring a goal that relaunched the doubt about the outcome of this game, rehearsed a shot from a very far distance, which it fit without great difficulty.

“Kaique Pereira gives more features to these games”

At the press conference that followed the final whistle, Rui Borges justified the bet on Kaique Pereira with the “moment” that the usual holder, Rui Silva, goes through, but also with “the characteristics of the game”: “We knew we could spend more time in a lower block and Kaique gives more features to these games.”.

“ More out of the poles than Rui. And in defense of the area, it was important to have someone who would provide this security. It's a lot out there. In the future, you'll see. Both will always give the answer ", pointed out. However, the good answer given by the Brazilian goalkeeper on Gaul soil was not left here.

Despite the size of the task, he was not shy, and also risked the construction of the game. According to UEFA data, right all 18 short and medium distance passes that tested, with the rate (as expected) substantially reduced in the balls pumped forward, where only eight out of 26 reached the intended destination.

Rui Silva placed in direction

The (good) exhibition signed by Kaique Pereira will certainly put in place the usual holder of the Sporting goal, Rui Silva, whose start of the sport season of 2026/27 has been marked by a series of individual errors, which have already cost, including points, in the main stage of national football.

Right on the inaugural journey, it was precisely a bad approach to a shot by Beni Souza that led to a two-ball draw with the Amadora Star, in the José Gomes Stadium. Last weekend, he was unhappy again, when he saw a shot by Denis Huseinbasic hit the post and then on his back in the Sporting victory over Sporting Braga, in the Quarreira, for 1-3.