Gonçalo Oliveira gets an earful ahead of Benfica v Napoli | OneFootball

Gonçalo Oliveira was not called up by José Mourinho to be part of the squad for the match against Napoli, counting for the sixth round of the Champions League. The young player from Benfica's youth ranks is once again left out of the Special One's call-up list.

The call-up that happened during the derby is not repeated. Gonçalo Oliveira was included in the list of Benfica players when the team hosted Sporting in the last round of the Liga Portugal Betclic. Before that, he was called up for the match against Porto, but ended up not playing any minutes in either match.

This time, José Mourinho did not repeat the call-up, which means that Gonçalo Oliveira will be available to contribute to Benfica's team competing in the UEFA Youth League, playing against Napoli on Wednesday morning.

It should be remembered that Gonçalo Oliveira has been training regularly with Benfica's main squad in recent weeks, with José Mourinho even admitting to having a "soft spot" for the player. His absence from the call-up should not change the player's status with the coach, who this time called up José Neto for the game against Napoli.

The young Benfica player will thus try to help the under-19 team in the UEFA Youth League. The Eagles reach the sixth and final round of the league phase with four wins in five matches, and with real prospects of being one of the top six teams in the competition and securing direct qualification to the next stage.

Check out Gonçalo Oliveira's statement here:

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