FC Porto B Team: Rising Stars & Training Camp Insights

FC Porto ended its four-day training camp in the Algarve yesterday, a period in which the Dragons took advantage to attack several aspects before returning to the competition, scheduled for Wednesday, in the derby against Benfica, in the quarter-finals of the Portuguese Cup. The conclusions were not limited, therefore, to what the team was able to show in the victory over Farense, in a training game.

One of the main reasons for the interest of training camp It was related to the integration of the two winter reinforcements already secured: Thiago Silva and Oskar Pietuszewski. And if the Polish winger is not yet authorized to train — we’ll come — the experienced central defender has already managed to infect the group with his presence.

According to information collected by BALLthe Brazilian international’s first days with his new teammates were enough for them to realize the winning aura that the former Fluminense player carries. Thiago, in turn, has not abandoned the reserved and committed posture that characterizes him, but is gradually opening up — the statute did not exempt him from the usual practice for new faces — and, on the pitch, he has already shown unequivocal signs of what he can add. Otherwise, he is in good shape and it is possible that he will make his official debut in the classic on the 14th.

As for Pietuszewski, who continues to wait for the green light from FIFA to start training, the feelings conveyed focused on the non-football aspect. And then, as our newspaper knows, the first impact has been extremely positive. The Polish under-21 international is just 17 years old, but since arriving in Portugal, he has shown above-average maturity. The winger arrived in Porto alone, a day before his mother and agent, and from the outset he was clearly comfortable speaking English. An aspect that, once on Algarve soil, also stood out, promoting simple and effective communication with the technical team led by Francesco Farioli and his new colleagues. It is also important to note that, from now on, Oskar will have a more independent lifestyle than the one he had in his home country: the footballer’s mother will spend some time in Portugal, but will not live permanently with him, returning to Poland.

Those who also took advantage of the last four days to leave excellent feelings among the grown-ups were the four under-17 World champions called to the training camp: central defender Martim Chelmik, midfielders Bernardo Lima and Mateus Mide and winger Duarte Cunha. To what BALL As it turned out, Farioli liked what he saw from the quartet of promises, who excelled in the effort and commitment shown within the main squad. The main idea of ​​the Porto helmsman was to give Portugal’s young internationals experience as a first-team player on an ongoing basis, so that the four youngsters could see an increase in their level of training and intensity in relation to the context they are used to (under-19s and B team).