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Eduardo Quaresma feels he deserved to be an option more regularly at Sporting, according to Leonino. The Portuguese U21 international continues to feel that his contribution and importance to the team led by Rui Borges are still being undervalued by the coach.

According to information gathered from a source close to the situation, the 23-year-old central defender still believes in the possibility of being present at the next 2026 World Cup, although he recognizes that he needs to earn a spot in the starting eleven to be among Roberto Martínez’s chosen players.

Iván Fresneda and Georgios Vagiannidis have yet to fully convince, so Eduardo Quaresma will want to take advantage of the fact that neither of the full-backs has secured a place in the starting eleven to get an opportunity. In fact, in an interview with Leonino, a former Sporting captain named the ‘number 72’ as the best right-back in the squad.

Rui Borges used Eduardo Quaresma regularly last season, and the player was crucial, even scoring a very important goal against Gil Vicente. However, with the switch to just two central defenders, the youngster has dropped down the squad hierarchy.

This season, wearing the Sporting shirt, Eduardo Quaresma – valued at 17 million euros – has only played in seven matches. So far this season, the player has participated in a total of 427 minutes, recording one assist to his name.

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