Porto striker Majeed Waris to replace injured Soares ahead Sporting Lisbon visit

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Ghanaian forward Abdul Majeed Waris will replace injured striker Soares in Porto's home fixture against Sporting Lisbon on Friday night. 

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The Ghana International came on for Soares in Porto's 5-1 thrashing of Portimonense last weekend.

FC Porto already prepare the classic of Friday against Sporting with another name in the clinical report.

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Soares, who scored one of the goalscoring goals in a 5-1 win at Portimão, was replaced by Majeed Waris in the 71st minute, having suffered a left thigh injury, the club said on the official website.

"As planned, Soares underwent a medical examination that confirmed a lesion in the left thigh, contracted in the game with the Algarve," a stetement on the club's website read.