Called up! National coach selects Sporting B team player | OneFootball

João Muniz, player of Sporting's B team, Geovany Quenda, and Diogo Travassos have been called up to the National Under-21 Team. This was Luís Freire's first call-up as the head of the team, aiming for the qualifying matches for the European Championship against Azerbaijan (September 5) and Scotland (September 9).

Besides this duo of Sporting athletes, André Gomes, Diogo Pinto, João Carvalho, Gabriel Brás, Gonçalo Oliveira, José Sampaio, Leonardo Barroso, Tiago Gabriel, Tiago Parente, Dário Essugo, Diego Rodrigues, Gustavo Sá, Mathias de Amorim, Afonso Amorim, Carlos Forbs, Fábio Baldé, Gustavo Varela, Roger Fernandes, and Vivaldo Semedo were also called up.

Despite having a somewhat lackluster start to the season, Geovany Quenda earned the call from Luís Freire. The 18-year-old winger from Sporting has been a regular presence on the bench, with Rui Borges preferring to start Geny Catamo in the initial lineup. This choice by the Mirandela coach has raised doubts among several fans and commentators.

Among the various names with a history at the Alvalade Club, Diogo Travassos stands out. With a renewed contract with the lions until 2030, the right-back was loaned at the start of this season to Moreirense, in an agreement valid until the end of this season.

It wasn't just in the under-21s that Sporting had athletes called up to the National Team. In the main call-up, chosen by Roberto Martínez, the coach selected Rui Silva, Gonçalo Inácio, Francisco Trincão, and Pedro Gonçalves for the matches against Armenia and Hungary, aiming for the 2026 World Cup qualification.

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