Jorge Braz includes eight Alvalade futsal stars

A total of eight Sporting players feature in the Portuguese preliminary squad list for the European Futsal Championships, taking place in Serbia from the 2nd of February.

João Benedito, André Sousa, Djô, João Matos, Pedro Cary, Paulinho, Fábio Lima and Miguel Ângelo are the eight selected, while Alex Merlim and Rodolfo Fortino are on the respective list for the Italians.

Portugal will take part in Group A, along with Slovenia and Serbia.