FC Porto returned to work on Thursday at the CTFD Jorge Costa in Olival with Santiago Giménez the only international not to appear in training. They face Maritimo on Saturday at 18:00 in Madeira, and the main development is that most of the squad is now back in the mix.
Porto's returning players
João Costa, Nehuén Pérez, Seko Fofana and Gabri Veiga all moved to integrated conditional training. A Bola also reported that Veiga is already expected to enter Farioli's plans for the trip, which is a small but meaningful boost for a squad that has been stretched less than some others at this stage.
Santiago Giménez remains the only confirmed absentee from Thursday's full group session. Porto have had enough of their key players around the training ground to keep their start intact, but a near-full squad gives Francesco Farioli a different kind of problem, choosing who actually gets minutes.
The league position behind the timing
Porto are first in the Primeira Liga with 21 points from 7 matches and a 7-0-0 record. That is a strong platform, and it is exactly why the return of bodies matters before a meeting with Maritimo, who sit 11th with 8 points from 7 matches.
The fixture itself is still straightforward on paper. The point for Porto is that the squad is finally looking close to whole, with Farioli able to work with more options before Maritimo vs FC Porto on Saturday.
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