In addition to the 28 players present at the beginning, coach Vítor Bruno called up the young Dinis Rodrigues, right-back from team B, from the II League, who had been called up last week to fill Martim Fernandes' absence due to injury.

FC Porto will face Al-Arabi, from Qatar, on Tuesday, at 19:00 local time (18:00 in Lisbon), at the Informstadion, in Oberwart, Austria, in the first open-door preparation game, after having already beaten Sanjoanense (4-0), from League 3, at Olival, Desportivo de Chaves (4-0), relegated to the II League, and Nacional (4-1), promoted to the main division.

Austria Vienna, on Friday, and the Austrian champion Sturm Graz, on July 23, are the other opponents of the 'dragons', who have not spent time abroad in a pre-season context since 2016/17 and return to Porto the day after the last match.

The team coached by Vítor Bruno officially debuts in the 2024/25 season on August 3, in Aveiro, with the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira against champions Sporting.