Cardoso is widely considered a potential future Portugal international.
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Cardoso is widely considered a potential future Portugal international.
Porto first have to beat Krasnodar to advance to the Champions League play-off round.
The 31-year old Argentinian will serve as the replacement for Iker Casillas for the foreseeable future.
Coentrao represented Rio Ave last season, and was close to joining PAOK for the upcoming campaign.
Porto knew they would face one of Krasnodar, LASK, Club Brugge and Istanbul Basaksehir.
Porto find themselves in 9th in the list - while Benfica are even higher.
Ruben Dias and Pizzi were both overlooked as Porto have more players featuring than Benfica.