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 red squad for the match against Napoli, counting for the sixth round of the Champions League. The young player from Benfica’s youth academy is once again left out of the Special One’s squad list.

The call-up that happened in the derby is not repeated. Gonçalo Oliveira was included in the list of Benfica’s squad when the reds hosted Sporting in the last round of Liga Portugal Betclic. Before that, he had been called up for the match against Porto, but ended up not playing a single minute in either game.

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, who will play against Napoli on Wednesday morning.

It is worth remembering that Gonçalo Oliveira has been training regularly with Benfica’s main squad in recent weeks, and José Mourinho has even admitted to having a “soft spot” for the player. The absence from the squad list should not change the player’s status with the red coach, who this time called up José Neto for the match against Napoli.

The young Benfica player will thus try to help the under-19 red 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 best six teams in the competition, and of securing direct qualification to the next stage.

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