Two Sporting stars for Portugal under-21's
29 Sep, 2016
Rúben Semedo and Pedro Empis in list of 23 which also features Sporting's Daniel Podence, Tobias Figueiredo, Francisco Geraldes and Domingos Duarte
National under-21 coach Rui Jorge has called up 23 players for the Euro 2017 qualifiers against Hungary and Liechtenstein, for which Portugal has already secured qualification.
Rúben Semedo and Pedro Empis (making his under-21 debut) both feature in a squad that also includes on loan Sporting players Domingos Duarte (Belenenses), Daniel Podence (Moreirense), Francisco Geraldes (Moreirense) and Tobias Figueiredo.
Squad list in full:
Goalkeepers: André Moreira (At. Madrid), Bruno Varela (V. Setúbal) and Miguel Silva (V. Guimarães);
Defenders: Domingos Duarte (Belenenses), Edgar Ié (Villarreal), Fernando Fonseca (FC Porto), Pedro Rebocho (Moreirense), Rúben Semedo (Sporting CP), Pedro Empis (Sporting CP) and Tobias Figueiredo (Nacional);
Midfielders: André Horta (Benfica), Bruno Fernandes (Sampdoria), Francisco Geraldes (Moreirense), João Carvalho (Benfica), João Teixeira (Wolves), Rony Lopes (Lille) and Rúben Neves (FC Porto);
Forwards: Simão Azevedo (Braga), Bruma (Galatasaray), Daniel Podence (Moreirense), Diogo Jota (FC Porto), Gonçalo Guedes (Benfica) and Ricardo Horta (Braga).