Nani Might miss Chelsea match

The Sporting winger had to be substituted in the first half of his side's 3-1 league victory over Boavista after suffering a thigh problem

Sporting may be without on-loan Manchester United winger Nani for their crunch Champions League

clash with Chelsea after the winger suffered a thigh injury against Boavista on Friday night.

The Portugalattacker had to be replaced by Andre Carrillo on 31 minutes after injuring his right thigh while playing on the artificial turf at Estadio do Bessa.

While he was able to walk off the pitch, the attacker faces a race against time to be fit for the crucial fixture at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday, with the Portuguese side needing a point against Jose Mourinho’s men to guarantee a place in the last 16 at the expense of Schalke.

When asked if the 28-year-old would be fit for the midweek game, Sporting boss Marco Silva told Sport TV: "Let’s see..

"We will wait for the results of our evaluations and try to understand what the injury is."

Three goals in 27 second-half minutes, including one from Nani’s replacement Carrillo, led Sporting to a 3-1 victory that moves them up to fourth in the table and extends their unbeaten run to six games.

Silva added: "The first half was somewhat complicated but we still had three clear opportunities.

"In the second half we knew that scoring soon after the break would make things happen. We were clearly the better team."

Nani has been in fine form in the Champions League this season, starting all five of his side's matches and scoring four goals, including an impressive solo effort against Maribor on Matchday Five.