Porto lose 12 players to internationals at crucial stage | OneFootball

FC Porto once again sends several players to their respective national teams during a demanding phase of the season. In total, 12 athletes have been called up for international duty, at a time when the physical management of the squad becomes particularly important.

Among those called up are Diogo Costa for Portugal, Jan Bednarek, Jakub Kiwior, and Pietuszewski for Poland, Prpic for Croatia U21, Gabriel Brás for Portugal U21, Zaidu for Nigeria, Pablo Rosário for the Dominican Republic, Fofana for Ivory Coast, Victor Froholdt for Denmark, and Deniz Gül for Turkey.

Rodrigo Mora is also among the Porto internationals, in this case for Portugal, but will miss this call-up due to injury.

The players will join their national teams after the match against Braga and are expected to return to Olival between one week and ten days later. This period will be closely monitored by the blue and white staff, considering the decisive moment of the season and the need to preserve the squad's physical balance.

For Francesco Farioli and the rest of the coaching staff, this international break represents an additional challenge in preparing for the coming weeks, both due to the dispersion of the squad and the competitive load accumulated by several players. The focus will therefore be on player recovery and the best possible management of available resources for the remainder of the season.

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