Benfica academy player drives Eagles fans mad in Sporting shirt | OneFootball

Diego Moreira is once again making headlines among Benfica fans. The former Eagles player took to social media to share several images from his preparations for the new season, but one detail quickly caught everyone’s attention: in one of the photos, the winger appears to be training in a Sporting shirt.

The post sparked surprise, especially given that he is a player who represented Benfica between 2020 and 2023, before leaving the Luz club on a free transfer to sign for Chelsea. For that reason, the use of the eternal rival’s shirt did not go unnoticed among Benfica supporters.

However, there is no connection whatsoever to the Alvalade club. The shirt belongs to Zeno Debast, Sporting’s centre-back and Diego Moreira’s teammate in Belgium’s senior national team. It was nothing more than the usual shirt swap between Belgian internationals, with no meaning whatsoever regarding the player’s future.

It should be remembered that the Portuguese-Belgian represented Portugal at youth level, but chose to play for Belgium at the highest level. This summer he took part in the 2026 World Cup and is now in Portugal, more precisely in the Algarve, where he is preparing for the start of the new season. At 21, Diego Moreira reaches this stage of his career after a standout season with Strasbourg. The winger’s strong performances have once again put him on the radar of several European clubs.

, which continues to closely monitor the Belgian international’s development and could move for his signing during the current transfer window. Despite the curiosity sparked by the social media post, everything indicates that the Sporting shirt was merely a gesture of camaraderie between national teammates.

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