Farioli’s headaches and the likely XI to face Nacional | OneFootball

League leaders FC Porto play this afternoon at Choupana against Nacional, and coach Francesco Farioli will have to make changes to the starting eleven.

After a defeat and a draw in the last two rounds, the Dragons are without the injured Samu, Kiwior, and Martim Fernandes (as well as Luuk de Jong and Nehuén Pérez, whose absences were already known), in addition to the suspended Francisco Moura.

On the other hand, William Gomes is now available after the precautionary measure filed by the Dragons regarding his two-match suspension for the red card against Casa Pia was accepted.

Given these limitations, the Porto coach is expected to change his starting eleven. Deniz Gül is set to lead the attack in place of Samu, who will not play again this season, although Terem Moffi could also make his debut. Rodrigo Mora may be used on the left side, as happened in the Clássico against Sporting, and Zaidu could return to the team given the unavailability of Kiwior, Moura, and Martim, who are usually deployed as left-backs.

To address these contingencies, Farioli has called up two players who are not regulars in the main squad for the match in Madeira: 21-year-old center-back Gabriel Brás and left-back Yoan Pereira, U-17 world champion.

On Nacional's side, there are also absences: Ivanildo, João Aurélio, Lucas França, Ulisses Wilson, and Filipe Soares are injured, while Léo Santos is serving a suspension.

FC Porto hosts Nacional this Sunday, in the 22nd round of the League, with kick-off scheduled for 3:30 p.m.

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