National teams take nearly half the squad during the break | OneFootball

The Sunday classic against Benfica brings to a close the intense competitive microcycle that FC Porto began on Monday – three matches in seven days. This will be followed by a break for international commitments, which should allow part of the blue and white squad to recover. However, about half of the players under Francesco Farioli have been called up by their respective national teams, so the rest period will be short or nonexistent.

With the squad lists made public yesterday, there are 13 Porto players who, over the next two weeks, will be on international duty: Diogo Costa (Portugal), Diogo Fernandes, Martim Fernandes, Gabriel Brás and Rodrigo Mora (Portugal U21), Bednarek and Kiwior (Poland), Dominik Prpic (Croatia U21), Pablo Rosario (Dominican Republic), Victor Froholdt (Denmark), Stephen Eustáquio (Canada), Samu (Spain), and Deniz Gul (Turkey).

To these is added Tomás Pérez, who since the end of September has been competing in the U20 World Cup for Argentina and will remain there, as the Albiceleste team has already secured a place in the round of 16. On the other hand, Alan Varela – who was among the options for Argentina’s senior team in September – was not called up by Lionel Scaloni for this window and will continue to train at Olival during this period.

Of the extensive group, Rosario faces the longest trip. The Dominican Republic national team, already eliminated from qualifying for the 2026 World Cup, will travel for a friendly match against Uruguay on October 10, to be played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – a journey of over 10,000 kilometers.

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