Player linked with Sporting watched draw with Arouca at Alvalade, reacts

Despite a very underwhelming display by the Lions in the match against Arouca, in the seventh round of the Portuguese League, the stands at the José de Alvalade Stadium featured a very special presence.

Among the 49,941 spectators spread across the various sections of the stadium, one of them was Geovany Quenda. The winger developed in Alcochete, currently playing for Chelsea, took the opportunity to come and watch the match involving his former teammates.

After being used for 20 minutes in the London club’s 3-0 defeat to Brentford in the Premier League, Quendawas at Alvalade to revisit a place that was once also his home during the years he wore the lion on his chest.

The start of the season for the former green-and-white number 7 has also been quite turbulent. In the five Premier League rounds played so far, he has featured for only 28 minutes, having been left out of the squad on two occasions. As such, he will have to fight to establish himself among the Blues.

With the international break beginning, Quenda was called up to join the under-21 national team camp. Rafael Nel, Eduardo Felicíssimo and Flávio Gonçalves will also be part of Luís Freire’s squad. The under-21s will face Bulgaria on September 25 in Pazardzhik, Gibraltar on the 30th in Ponta Delgada, and the Czech Republic on October 6 in Leiria, as part of the qualification phase for the European Championship in this age category.

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