FC Porto leave Gabriel Mec and Prpic out of Champions League squad | OneFootball

It was predictable that defining FC Porto’s squad list for the Champions League, to be submitted by 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, would leave Francesco Farioli facing some decisions and force him to do the math because of the “excess” of foreign players. With the recent arrivals of Gimenez, Souza and Gabriel Mec, FC Porto now have more “free” players than they are allowed to register. There are 17 of them, in addition to eight locally trained players, with at least four club-trained players required. As a result, two members of the squad were left out.

The Italian coach decided not to include Gabriel Mec, newly arrived from Brazilian football and still needing time to adapt to a new reality and level of demand, a choice that was expected. According to our newspaper, the other spot went to Prpic. The Croatian centre-back saw little action last season, and that situation has not changed. For that position, FC Porto have Bednarek, Kiwior and Nehuén Pérez, as well as Pablo Rosario, who can also fill that role. Zaidu and Samu, both recovering from injuries, were ultimately registered.

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