Under-21: Benfica and FC Porto absent from Rui Jorge’s team | MORE PAGE

Rui Jorge named the squad for the under-21 team for the matches against Slovakia and Ukraine, in preparation for the next European Championship, which will be played in 2025.

The coach called 23 players for the next commitments, in a list that does not include a player from Benfica or FC Porto by choice.

These absences were justified by Rui Jorge, at the press conference, which took place early in the afternoon at Cidade do Futebol (in Oeiras), because he does not know if he can count on players from both teams. during the Club World Cup, which will be held at the same time as the final stage of the Euro under-21.

Portugal is already qualified for the European Championship to be held in Slovakia in June 2025. The team’s first match will be on November 15, at 5:30 p.m., in Alverca, against Ukraine, and the second game is scheduled for October 18. , at 5 p.m., in Trencin, Slovakia, against the home team.

Here are the chosen ones:

Keepers:

Diogo Pinto (CP Sports), João Carvalho (SC Braga);

Protection:

Chico Lamba (FC Arouca), Christian Marques (Yverdon Sport FC), Danilo Veiga (CF Estrela), Eduardo Quaresma (Sporting CP), Flávio Naziinho (Cercle Brugge KSV), João Muniz (Rio Ave), Rafael Rodrigues (AVS) and Rodrigo Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers FC);

Medium:

Dário Essugo (UD Las Palmas), Gustavo Sá (FC Famalicão), João Marques (SC Braga), Martim Neto (Rio Ave FC), Mateus Fernandes (Southampton FC), Paulo Bernardo (Celtic FC) and Pedro Santos (Moreirense FC) ;

Advanced:

Carlos Borges (Wolverhampton Wanderers FC), Diego Moreira (RC Strasbourg), Fábio Silva (UD Las Palmas), Geovany Quenda (Sporting CP), Henrique Araújo (FC Arouca) and Tiago Tomás (VFL Wolfsburg).