Five eagles in the U21 National team squad list

The U21 National Coach, Rui Jorge, has called up five Benfica players for the 2021 European Cup qualification, whoch will take place on September 4 and 8.

Pedro Pereira, Tomás Tavares, Florentino, Jota and Umaro Embaló, who debuts in the U21 National Team, are the five eagles among the 25-man squad.

The "lusos" will play in Cyprus, on September 4 in Larnaca, at 5 pm (Portuguese time), and will host Belarus, on September 8 (at Cidade do Futebol, at 5:30 pm).

SQUAD LIST

Goalkeepers: Diogo Costa (FC Porto), João Virgínia (Everton FC) and Luís Maximiano (Sporting CP);

Defenders: Diogo Leite (FC Porto), Diogo Queirós (FC Porto), Eduardo Quaresma (Sporting CP), Nuno Mendes (Sporting CP), Pedro Pereira (SL Benfica), Rúben Vinagre (Wolverhampton Wanderers FC), Tiago Djaló (LOSC Lille) and Tomás Tavares (SL Benfica);

Midfielders: Daniel Bragança (Sporting CP), Fábio Vieira (FC Porto), Florentino (SL Benfica), Gedson Fernandes (Tottenham Hotspur FC), Miguel Luís (Sporting CP), Pedro Gonçalves (Sportting CP) and Vítor Ferreira (FC Porto);

Forwards: Dany Mota (AC Monza), João Filipe 'Jota' (SL Benfica), Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers FC), Rafael Leão (AC Milan) and Umaro Embaló (SL Benfica).

Fotos: SL Benfica