Ewerton joins Ricardo Ferreira on the sidelines, which means that Pedro Sá, Lucas Fernandes and Willyan will form the midfield trio. Shoya Nakajima made his first start since returning to the club last weekend and will be in competition with Aylton to feature out wide. Either Aponza or Fabrício will start up front. António Xavier sustained an injury last weekend and won't feature here. Chiquinho received his fifth yellow card of the season against Gil Vicente FC and will serve a ban here, which means that Francisco Geraldes could have a chance to start in a wider role. Leonardo Ruiz scored the winner against Felgueiras and might get the nod over Rui Fonte to start up front.