“I hope he will serve the Champions League and the derby with Benfica in the future.”

Sporting goalkeeper Franco Israel In his debut with the Uruguay national teamThis Wednesday, he realized that venturing into European football helped him complete his training and stressed the importance of the minutes he had in eight games for the Lions in 2022/23.

«[A Europa] It was very important for me to finish graduation. He helped me a lot with technique, footwork and many other important aspects. I want to show here what I learned,” he said, speaking to AUF TV, the channel of the Uruguayan Football Federation.

The 23-year-old former Juventus player, Israel, has made eight appearances for Sporting’s main team. He appeared in moments of decision and in big matches, such as when he defended the goal in the two matches against Marseille for the Champions League (the first result of Adan’s expulsion and the second due to the Spanish suspension) and in the derby against Benfica, in the penultimate round of the first Spanish League, as a result of Adan’s suspension.

“I played eight high-intensity matches, like in the Champions League and in the derby against Benfica. I added good minutes and I hope they will be useful in the future,” said Wali.

In addition to these meetings, Israel faced Boavista for the championship (Adan was injured) and defended the goal in the last round by choosing in Vizela. He also played in the League Cup against Maritimo and Farense and in the Portuguese Cup against Varzim.

Franco Israel makes his debut in the selection squad in a list that does not contain, among others, two of his usual names, his Sporting teammates Coates and Ugarte. “I keep in touch. Since my arrival at the club, they have treated me very well, my family and I have formed a very beautiful relationship. We always talked, in the future, of being together in the national team, “he said, of his compatriots. He also spoke of his journey in the Uruguay national teams. And the responsibility for continuing the “legacy” left by goalkeeper Fernando Muslera in the past, a decade and a half in the goal.

“I got under 17 and then I was 20. It took two and a half years to come every week. I haven’t been here in three or four years and you realize what you’ve been missing out on, the connections you’ve made and what you share. Now I have the opportunity and I have to take advantage of it to Max Fernando [Muslera] He has been here for ten or 15 years and left the bar very high, but we have the raw materials to carry on the legacy,” he defended.