FC Porto line up fresh B team, under-19 rotation for title push | OneFootball

Among the main objectives of the academy is to give young players experience in different environments from the start of the season, especially between the under-19s, the B team and the first team. At the first two levels, the goals were achieved, with the title win and survival in the second tier for the players coached by João Brandão, who naturally ended up being the group with the most daily changes throughout the season, between the regular call-up of youngsters to first-team training and the “loan” to the under-19s, a level that many B team players are still eligible to represent.

Moreover, Porto’s B team has an average age of 19, but despite some difficulties in planning the weeks, the current seventh place is viewed with satisfaction by the club’s structure, also taking into account the high competitiveness of Liga II – only five points separate fifth from tenth place, for example.

And this Saturday may bring another example of flexibility between levels. The under-19s are facing their third match point to win the national title, and it is very likely that names such as Bernardo Lima, Mateus Mide, Duarte Cunha and Yoan Pereira will be used by Sérgio Ferreira in the home match against Famalicão, starting at 5 p.m. That means the B team, which visits Sporting’s B team (3:30 p.m.), should present alternative solutions.

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