Oskar Pietuszewski enters derby brimming with Porto confidence | OneFootball

Six appearances for FC Porto, three of them as a starter, and an immediate impact at just the right moment. Immune to the barriers of being only 17 years old, the Polish talent signed from Jagiellonia has established himself as the team’s big sensation as the season enters its decisive phase. The signs were there from his debut: Oskar Pietuszewski won the penalty that secured all three points in Guimarães.

In his first start, at Choupana, he showed very promising signs, remaining in the starting lineup for the home match against Rio Ave, where he provided the assist to Froholdt for the only goal of the game. On Friday, against Arouca, he came on determined and, after just 14 seconds, opened the scoring – marking his first goal and making history: he scored the fastest goal ever by a Porto player at Estádio do Dragão and became the youngest foreign player to score for the blue and whites.

As is natural at his young age, Pietuszewski is already looking ahead: March could be decisive in his still short professional career, with a cycle of high competitive demands where he may once again play a key role. Oskar is free to join FC Porto’s starting eleven in tomorrow’s match against Sporting, in the first leg of the Portuguese Cup semi-finals. Borja Sainz only resumes training today (see article alongside) and Francesco Farioli will want to take advantage of the Polish winger’s good form. Whether as a starter or coming off the bench, the duel at Alvalade will be the first classic of number 77’s career, since, in Poland, Jagiellonia does not have a rivalry on the scale of that between the Dragons and the Lions.

And it doesn’t stop there: the following weekend brings another trip to the capital to face Benfica on Sunday. These are two consecutive classics in which Pietuszewski could contribute – before getting a rest, as he was not registered for the UEFA Europa League due to the limit on new signings, with the spots taken by Thiago Silva, Seko Fofana, and Terem Moffi, leaving him out of the match against Stuttgart.

Meanwhile, Oskar is also making his mark with the Polish national team. Already assured of a place with the under-21s, he has serious hopes of making his debut with Jan Urban’s senior squad. The performances he has shown for FC Porto strengthen the possibility of a first call-up and, although the coach is known for his conservative choices, the Polish press has reported a possible call-up for the World Cup play-off at the end of March. If that doesn’t happen, the door should open later on, most likely in June, at the World Cup – auspicious prospects that the young winger hopes to extend.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.