Sporting stars shine for their countries, Portugal under-21s steal the show | OneFootball

Morten Hjulmand, Geovany Quenda, Geny Catamo, Georgios Vagiannidis, Fotis Ioannidis, and Luis Suárez played their first matches during this international break. The players were called to represent their respective national teams after completing their first rounds of service with Sporting.

Geovany Quenda is one of the biggest highlights for Sporting on the international scene for both good and bad reasons. After a season start where he has been relegated to the bench by Rui Borges, the 18-year-old scored one of the goals in Portugal U21's 5-0 victory against Azerbaijan. Nevertheless, he was substituted at the 78th minute with physical complaints, painting a concerning picture for Sporting fans.

Morten Hjulmand was another major highlight of this break. The Sporting captain was a starter and played the full match for Denmark against Scotland. Despite the contributions from the 'number 42' of Sporting, the Nordics couldn't go beyond a scoreless draw.

Another player who completed the full 90 minutes for his country was Geny Catamo. The winger, who has been a regular choice for the starting eleven by Rui Borges, saw Mozambique suffer a defeat, being thrashed by Uganda 4-0, putting their qualification for the 2026 World Cup at risk.

As for Sporting's new signings this season, they had different outcomes. Georgios Vagiannidis was a starter in Greece's 5-1 victory against Belarus, providing an assist and making way for the other Greek player from Sporting, Fotis Ioannidis. In the case of the other striker in green and white, Luis Suárez did not leave the bench in Colombia's 3-0 victory against Bolivia.

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