Alert, Sporting! No minutes for Portugal, Gonçalo Inácio left camp early | OneFootball

Gonçalo Inácio has already left the National Team camp, following Portugal’s elimination from the World Cup. The Sporting centre-back left the Seleção camp along with José Sá, João Félix and Gonçalo Ramos, beginning the return trip to Portugal.

According to Record, the four internationals left the camp after the 1-0 defeat to Spain in the round of 16 of the competition. The Portuguese delegation will still depart from the United States this Monday, with arrival in Lisbon scheduled for Tuesday morning.

The elimination of Roberto Martínez’s side was sealed in Dallas last Monday, where Mikel Merino scored in the 90+1st minute, the only goal of the match and the one that secured the Spanish national team’s place in the quarter-finals.

With the World Cup over and without playing a single minute for Portugal, Gonçalo Inácio will now be entitled to a holiday period before returning to Sporting to join Rui Borges’s work, as he continues preparing the new season in Lagos.

In the 2025/26 season, Gonçalo Inácio - valued at €40 million - once again proved to be one of Sporting’s key players. The green-and-white centre-back amassed 4,006 minutes in 46 matches, in which he managed three goals and three assists.

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