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Nuno Sequeira gets first call up to Portugal national team to replace Mario Rui

Nuno Sequeira gets first call up to Portugal national team to replace Mario Rui

Alex Goncalves
National Team, Seleção

Braga are represented in the latest Portugal squad after Nuno Sequeira was selected to replace the illness of Mario Rui.

It is a first senior call-up for 30-year old Sequeira, who had previously only ever represented Portugal at U18 level, earning 3 caps for the youth side in 2008.

Sequeira, who helped Braga to win the Portuguese League Cup last season, has been a key player throughout his career for Braga since arriving in 2017, amassing a total of 95 appearances for the club, 44 of which came last terrm.

João Mario to complete return to Sporting CP

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Olyampiakos' Portuguese contingent increases even further with three Portuguese arriving

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