Sporting forward on importance of... exit: I thought the project was good | OneFootball

Rodrigo Ribeiro took another step in establishing himself by making his debut for Portugal’s under-21 national team. The forward came off the bench in the wins against Azerbaijan and Scotland, in European Championship qualifying matches, after being called up by Luís Freire, and he spoke about his recent departure from Sporting.

The call-up came at a time when the 20-year-old is enjoying a good spell at Augsburg. After leaving Alvalade in January in search of more playing time, the striker has scored two goals in his first seven matches for the German club and started the last five games, cementing his place in the Bundesliga.

After the win over Scotland, Rodrigo Ribeiro said he was pleased with his decision: "The experience in Germany has been good, I’ve been getting the minutes I was looking for. It has been going well, and it was thanks to the work I did at the club that I came here to this training camp," he said.

The forward also acknowledged the importance of the first half of the season in the service of Sporting, especially with the reserve team: "I think it did me good to play for the B team, which was promoted to Liga 2, and that is also important. The team was doing well and, individually, things were also going well for me. Then this opportunity came up. I felt the project presented to me would be good for me, and it is working out; I have to keep working", he explained.

Asked about a possible return to Sporting at the end of his loan spell, Rodrigo Ribeiro preferred not to commit himself: "I’m only focused on the present. We’ll see about the future later," concluded the player, who now ends the training camp with the Seleção das Quinas.

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