FC Porto begins the 2026/27 campaign in Liga 2 with the match against Lusitânia de Lourosa, but will still not be able to count on the contribution of reinforcement Cardoso Varela. This is because, according to information collected by A BOLA, the young winger rescued from Dínamo Zagreb is still waiting for the green light from FIFA regarding a process related to his registration.
FC Porto, as our newspaper knows, has already taken care of all these procedures in articulation with the player's legal representative, having forwarded the process to FIFA. Now, it's just a matter of waiting for the final validation from the organization.
Eirik Granaas, 16-year-old Norwegian midfielder, also had to go through a similar approval process, which was obtained on Monday morning. As such, the former Fredrikstad is on the books for the match against Lourosa.
Cardoso Varela, despite being part of João Brandão's call-up, will not be an option. However, the dragons believe that the green light from FIFA will arrive just in time for the 2nd round, scheduled for Sunday against Farense.
