Rúben Dias, Gedson and Pizzi on Fernando Santos' list

Rúben Dias, Gedson and Pizzi are on Fernando Santos' list for the encounters scheduled for the month of October against Poland (matchday 2 of the Nations League) and Scotland (friendly match).

After the call-up of August 3 – when he made his debut in the Senior National Team squad list – Gedson, the midfielder of Benfica, deserved once again Fernando Santos' trust. 

As a consequence of an excellent 2017/18 season, Rúben Dias was included, in March, by the national coach Fernando Santos in the batch of 23 players chosen to represent Portugal in the 2018 World Cup. Seven months later, the 20-year-old centre-back is once again an option for the national coach.

Pizzi is also once again an option. Benfica's number 21 jersey who has already scored six goals this season (two in the Champions League and four in the Liga NOS) deserved once again the trust of Fernando Santos.

The Senior National team faces Poland in Chorzow, on Oct 11, for matchday 2 of the Nations League (7:45 pm), traveling next to Scotland, where on Oct 14 it will play against the home team in Glasgow (5 pm).

Squad list

GOALKEEPERS| Beto (Goztepe), Cláudio Ramos (Tondela) and Rui Patrício (Wolverhampton);

DEFENDERS| Cédric Soares (Southampton), João Cancelo (Juventus), Kevin Rodrigues (Real Sociedad), Luís Neto (Zenit), Mário Rui (Nápoles), Pedro Mendes (Montpellier), Pepe (Besiktas) and Rúben Dias (Benfica);

MIDFIELDERS| Bruno Fernandes (Sporting), Danilo Pereira (FC Porto), Gedson (Benfica), Pizzi (BENFICA), Renato Sanches (Bayern), Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton), Sérgio Oliveira (FC Porto) and William Carvalho (Bétis);

FORWARDS| André Silva (Sevilha), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City), Bruma (RB Leipzig), Éder (Lokomotiv Moscovo), Gonçalo Guedes (Valência) and Hélder Costa (Wolverhampton).