FC Porto Lineup: Veiga Out & Predicted XI

Gabri Veiga is absent from FC Porto for this Thursday’s match against Malmo, in the 6th round of the UEFA Europa League league phase. Yesterday, speaking to Sport TV late in the morning, Francesco Farioli had already indicated that it would be “very difficult” to count on the player, who did not play any minutes in Tondela due to an injury to his right ankle.

«Gabri is not better, as we wanted. In the last few days, he had a small problem again”, detailed the dragons’ trainer, slightly lifting the veil on the scenario confirmed by BALL: number 10 was not included in the list of players selected for today’s game.

Conversely, João Teixeira, young midfielder from team B, took part in Wednesday’s morning training — together with André Oliveira — and appears in the Italian coach’s squad, as does Tomás Pérez, still looking for his first minutes in the main team in 2025/26.

Furthermore, with the duel against the Swedes coming between two important commitments for the championship, it is expected that Farioli will change some parts in the eleven soon. Martim Fernandes, Prpic, Zaidu, Pablo Rosario, Deniz Gul and Borja Sainz are some of the players who are aiming for the starting line-up, in exchange for important players such as Alberto Costa, Kiwior, Alan Varela and Samu, among others. Rodrigo Mora’s continuity among the starting options is practically certain, especially in the absence of Gabri. The young Porto prodigy will be the blue and white maestro on the European stage.