Benfica academy player sends Eagles fans wild in a… Sporting shirt | OneFootball

Diego Moreira has once again got Benfica fans talking. The former Eagles player took to social media to share several images of his preparations for the new season, but one detail quickly caught the eye: in one of the photos, the winger is seen training in a Sporting shirt.

The post caused surprise, especially given that he played for Benfica between 2020 and 2023, before leaving the club from Luz on a free transfer to sign for Chelsea. For that reason, the use of the shirt of their eternal rival did not go unnoticed among Benfica supporters.

However, there is no connection 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.

The Portuguese-Belgian, it should be remembered, 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 has reached this stage of his career after an outstanding 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 progress 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 team teammates.

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