Bruno Esteves named for I Liga matchday three

Bruno Esteves, 37, from the Lisbon Football Association, will take charge of Sporting’s I Liga matchday three visit to Académica.

Rui Teixeira and Valter Pereira will act as linesmen.

Académica-Sporting will get underway at 19h15 on Sunday the 30th of August, in Estádio Cidade de Coimbra.

Gelson Martins shares his thoughts with Sporting TV

Gelson Martins spoke with Sporting TV this week ahead of Friday’s encounter with I Liga new-comers Tondela.

“The week has gone well for us, the lads are motivated and we are focused on our match against Tondela. There are no easy games and we will play against Tondela like we would against any other team. We have to work hard to be ready”, opened the winger, adding: “It is always great to have the fans behind us and this will be just like it was in the Supercup final in the Algarve.”

Individually, Gelson proved happy with how he is fitting into the senior squad: “It has been going well for me and the older players have been helping me a lot. I am really happy and I feel like I have to work to show that it was worth taking a bet on me.”