Three youngsters are earning a place in Farioli's plans | OneFootball

The training camp in England also made it possible to see which young players are earning space in Farioli’s selections. Three names stand out: Luís Gomes, Tiago Silva and João Teixeira.

All three featured in FC Porto’s two pre-season friendlies, a sign that they should survive the Italian coach’s first cuts. Luís Gomes is probably the biggest surprise, since he was not even an undisputed starter for the B team last season. However, he took advantage of Martim Fernandes’s fitness problems and, although he plays as a centre-back, he filled in at right-back against Birmingham. Tiago Silva and João Teixeira, meanwhile, are players Farioli knows well and have been showing quality, at a time when the midfield is still awaiting Hwang’s arrival.

Eduardo Ferreira was used against Hibernian, but was left out of the match with Birmingham after Deniz Gül arrived. João Afonso, Gonçalo Ribeiro, Yoan Pereira, Gabriel Brás, Bernardo Lima, Granaas, Mide and Duarte Cunha, meanwhile, have yet to feature in pre-season friendlies.

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