FC Porto must drop two players from the UEFA A list | OneFootball

Clubs involved in European competitions have until this Wednesday, at 10:59 pm (Portuguese time), to submit their list of registered players to UEFA. In FC Porto’s case, and taking into account the players currently in the squad, as well as the imminent arrival of Gabriel Mec, Francesco Farioli will have to leave two players out of the so-called List A. There are 19 names for 17 spots reserved for players trained outside Portugal, unless there are changes to the blue-and-white squad by the end of the day or Mec’s transfer ultimately does not go through.

TRAINED ABROAD(17 spots/19 names): Bednarek, Kiwior, Nehuén Pérez, Prpic, Zaidu, Souza, Alan Varela, Pablo Rosario, Fofana, Froholdt, Inbeom Hwang, Gabri Veiga, Gabriel Mec, William Gomes, Pepê, Borja Sainz, Pietuszewski, Santiago Gimenez and Samu;

CLUB-TRAINED(5 names/4 spots): Diogo Costa, João Costa, Martim Fernandes (who can be registered on List B), Vasco Sousa and André Silva;

TRAINED IN PORTUGAL(4 names/4 spots): Cláudio Ramos, João Afonso, Alberto Costa and Francisco Moura;

Given the current scenario, several players appear to be virtually automatic choices for Farioli, including Bednarek, Kiwior, Alan Varela, Pablo Rosario, Froholdt, Gabri Veiga, William Gomes and Santiago Gimenez. However, the situation may be different in the case of two injured players, a youngster who is close to joining the team, or even the fourth-choice option for the centre of defence. Samu, due to his long layoff and a return not expected until November, by which point four matchdays will already have been played, is one of the names who could be left out. Zaidu, who could miss two matches, is also part of that equation.

Gabriel Mec, meanwhile, could be overlooked because of his youth and the fact that he is a new arrival for positions that are already filled, similar to what happened with Pietuszewski in January. As for Prpic, whose future remains unclear, the possibility of Pablo Rosario being used in central defence could allow Farioli to free up a spot.

Among the club-trained players and those trained in Portugal, the spots should be filled almost by process of elimination. Vasco Sousa, whose future also remains uncertain, could still have a place, since Martim Fernandes meets the requirements to be registered on List B, intended for players born after 1 January 2005 and with at least two years of uninterrupted association with the club.

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