This article contains adult content that may be inappropriate for minors. Please confirm that you are 18 years or older to continue. This article contains images or details that some readers may find disturbing. Reader discretion is advised. Sporting has four of the ten players with the most minutes in Portugal, excluding goalkeepers: Trincão (3376'), Hjulmand (3272'), Suárez (3206'), and Inácio (3158'). With more minutes played, excluding national team matches, only four players from Benfica appear: Dahl (3877'), Otamendi (3809'), Pavlidis (3788'), and Aursnes (3635'). Two players from SC Braga are in sixth and seventh place: Gómez (3368') and Horta (3302'). However, due to having played 120 minutes in three ties of the Taça de Portugal (Aves SAD, Santa Clara, and Paços de Ferreira), the captain of the lions currently has an average of over 90 minutes (excluding stoppage time for each match). Exactly 91 minutes, resulting from 3272 minutes in 36 matches for Sporting. The Dane played 90 minutes in 30 of the 36 matches and was substituted only in three: Kairat (70'), Estrela da Amadora (78'), and Rio Ave (64'). The other three matches correspond to the extra times of the Taça de Portugal. Trincão, Inácio, and Suárez did not play the full 120 minutes in those three ties. Hjulmand wants, at a minimum, the fourth extra time of the season today. Only João Virgínia could match him in a fourth extra time, but the starting goalkeeper for the lions, barring any unforeseen circumstances, will be Rui Silva.
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