Mark van Bommel won over by Sporting star, makes Alvalade call | OneFootball

Zeno Debast remains part of Belgium’s plans and has been called up by Mark van Bommel for the first four Nations League matches. The Sporting centre-back is included in the new manager’s first squad, with a list of 28 players named for the start of a new cycle for the Red Devils.

The new coach introduced eight new faces into the group, with some regular names left out, including Thibaut Courtois, Thomas Meunier and Alexis Saelemaekers.

The team begins its campaign in the competition on 25 September with an away trip to Italy, followed three days later by a home match against France. On 2 October, Belgium host Turkey in Liège and wrap up this run of four games with another trip to France, this time to Saint-Denis, on the 5th.

The call-up therefore confirms Van Bommel’s confidence in Debast during this period of renewal for the national team. The new coach opted to keep several players who were at the World Cup, while also calling up players who were not part of that tournament, such as Roméo Lavia and Mika Godts. Debast is among the 13 defenders selected for this first stage of the new era for the Red Devils.

For Sporting, the call-up means another absence for the Lions during the next international break. over a period of just 11 days, before returning to Rui Borges’s plans.

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