Derby puts blue and white youngsters to the test | OneFootball

The use of very young players in FC Porto’s squad was one of the topics addressed by Francesco Farioli in the preview of the classic at Alvalade, and the match against Arouca last Friday clearly illustrated this strategy.

In numerical terms: including both starters and substitutes, Farioli fielded 15 players against the wolves from Serra da Freita, more than half of whom belong to the under-23 category. They are: Alberto Costa (22 years old), Gabri Veiga (23), Froholdt (20), Oskar Pietuszewski (17), Deniz Gul (21), Rodrigo Mora (18), William Gomes (19), and the debutant André Miranda (18). Of these, six still fit into the under-21 category and three are 18 years old or younger.

In the overall league landscape, only two teams have a lower average age than FC Porto. The Dragons, who have already used 30 players, have an average age of 25.1 years. Famalicão records 24.6 (24 players) and Alverca leads this indicator, with 24.1 (32 players). The classic against Sporting could be a test for Porto’s youth.

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