FC Porto leave Gabriel Mec and Prpic out of Champions League squad | OneFootball

It was expected that finalizing FC Porto’s squad list for the Champions League, to be submitted by 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, would put Francesco Farioli in front of some decisions and force him to do the math because of the “excess” of foreign players. With the recent arrivals of Gimenez, Souza and Gabriel Mec, FC Porto now has more “free” players than it is allowed to register. There are 17, in addition to eight locally trained players, with at least four club-trained players required. As such, two members of the squad were left out.

The Italian coach decided not to include Gabriel Mec, who recently arrived from Brazilian football and still needs time to adapt to a new reality and level of demand, a choice that was expected. According to our newspaper’s information, the other vacant spot went to Prpic. The Croatian centre-back saw little action last season and the situation has not changed. For that position, FC Porto has Bednarek, Kiwior and Nehuén Pérez, as well as Pablo Rosario, who can also play that role. Zaidu and Samu, both recovering from injuries, were ultimately registered.

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