No room to rotate, FC Porto’s likely XI at Estoril | OneFootball

Just when everything suggested that FC Porto’s 2025/26 season could be heading for a calmer finish, thanks to their advantage over their closest rivals, a run of draws completely changed the picture.

In a period of apparent dip in form, the Dragons travel to the Estádio António Coimbra da Mota at 8:30 pm this Sunday, Portugal mainland time, to face Estoril in a match that, at least in theory, will be the toughest test they will have in the six rounds remaining until the end of the national championship.

Italian coach Francesco Farioli, it should be noted, will be without Nehuén Pérez, Martim Fernandes, André Oliveira, André Miranda, Samu Aghehowa, and Luuk de Jong, all injured, as well as William Gomes, who is suspended, so he will not be able to afford much rotation in the squad.

It is also worth bearing in mind that they will be up against one of the surprise teams of the Primeira Liga, which already knows that only a miracle could put it back in the race for the European qualification spots, but which promises not to make things easy, meaning FC Porto will have to throw everything at it.

Estoril-FC Porto, it should also be noted, will be officiated by Luís Godinho, a referee from the Évora Football Association, with Rui Teixeira and Pedro Mota as assistants, Flávio Duarte as fourth official, Rui Oliveira on VAR, and Fábio Monteiro as AVAR.

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