Midfielder Eduardo Quaresma, on loan from Sporting to Hoffenheim, was called up from the German Bundesliga, playing very little (4 matches in a total of 85 minutes) on Monday for the friendlies with the Czech Republic and Japan. , on 18 and 20, at Portimao Stadium – to replace the injured David da Costa, from Lens (released), who plays in a completely different position, as he is an attacking midfielder.
The Portuguese Football Federation also reported that Eduardo Quaresma has already trained in Lagos, where the national team works.
The two friendlies mentioned above are preparations for the European Under-21 Championship, in 2023
Then it called (already updated with the change):
A goal keeper
Selton Beye (Vitoria de Guimaraes), Francisco Mexedo (Porto) and Samuel Soares (Benfica).
defenses
André Amaro (in Guimarães), Bernardo Vital (Estoril), Gonzalo Inacio (Sporting), Joao Mario (Porto), Leonardo Lillo (Casa Pia), Nuno Tavares (Marseille), Pedro Malheiro (Boavista) and Eduardo Quaresma (Hoffenheim)
middle
Afonso Suzan (Lech Poznan), André Almeida (Valencia), Fabio Vieira (Arsenal), Fabio Carvalho (Liverpool), Jose Carlos (Guimaraes), Paulo Bernardo (Benfica), Thiago Dantas (PAOK) and Vasco Sousa (FC Porto). )).
advanced
Fabio Silva (Anderlecht), Francisco Conceicao (Ajax), Henrique Araujo (Benfica) and Vitenha (Braga).
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