Zaidu set to start: likely FC Porto line-up in Utrecht | OneFootball

Zaidu is guaranteed a spot in the starting eleven, Farioli stated at the press conference, so he is expected to take the left-back position this afternoon, with other changes anticipated compared to the team that beat Braga on Sunday. Gabri Veiga and Borja Sainz are also vying for a place in the starting lineup, while Pablo Rosario—returning to the country where he was born, also holding Dominican nationality, and who crossed paths with Farioli at Nice—is also a strong possibility. It should be noted that Pablo was a champion with PSV, for whom he played 138 matches (scoring five goals and providing 11 assists).

FC Porto traveled to the Netherlands yesterday afternoon—the private plane departed almost 45 minutes late—with an extended delegation of 24 players. Farioli took virtually all available players, leaving out the injured Nehuén Pérez and Luuk de Jong, Yan Karamoh, who is not registered, and center-back Gabriel Brás, absent by choice. The main novelty in the squad is the inclusion of Tomás Pérez, for the first time since returning from the U-20 World Cup.

The Utrecht–FC Porto match is scheduled for 5:45 p.m. this Thursday and corresponds to the 4th round of the Europa League group stage.

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