Breaking! Jorge Jesus picks Benfica trio for Portugal, big surprise | OneFootball

announced this Friday his first squad as head coach of the National Team for the start of the 2026/27 Nations League. Samuel Soares, Tomás Araújo and João Palhinha are Benfica’s representatives in the Portuguese squad.

This is the second time Samuel Soares has been called up to the senior national team, having made his first appearance in March 2024. As for João Palhinha — who recently moved to Benfica — he returns to the Seleção after missing the World Cup.

Jorge Jesus will make his debut at the Estádio de Alvalade on 24 September against Wales. This will be followed by away trips to Norway on the 27th and Denmark on 1 October, before hosting the Norwegians on 4 October, which will bring the coach’s first training camp to a close.

Goalkeepers: Diogo Costa (Porto), Rui Silva (Sporting) and José Sá (Wolverhampton)

Defenders: Diogo Dalot (Man. United), Nélson Semedo (Fenerbahçe), João Cancelo (Al Hilal), Rúben Dias (Man. City), Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting), António Silva (Benfica) and Renato Veiga (Villarreal);

Midfielders: João Palhinha (Tottenham), Rúben Neves (Al Hilal), João Neves (PSG), Matheus Nunes (Man. City), Vitinha (PSG), Bruno Fernandes (Man. United), Pote (Sporting) and Bernardo Silva (Man. City);

Forwards: João Félix (Al Nassr), Francisco Trincão (Sporting), Francisco Conceição (Juventus), Pedro Neto (Chelsea), Rafael Leão (Milan), Gonçalo Ramos (PSG), Cristiano Ronaldo (Al Nassr) and Carlos Forbs (Club Brugge).

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