Alan Varela was the first option in FC Porto's walk to the national title of 2025/26, but lost the train to Pablo Rosario. Sums two titles in five games held this season.
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27/09/2026
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A life goes around a lot and Alan Varela is proof of it. To fulfill the fourth season with the FC Porto jersey, the Argentine average is one of the players with more years of home and was until recently the first lock of the blue and white.
Indisputable holder in the last periods of dragon to the chest, former Boca Juniors was the first option in the walk of FC Porto until the conquest of the national title of 2025/26, contributing with two goals in the previous season. But everything changed with the arrival of the new sports season. But we'll be right there.
Alan Varela fit in like a glove at FC Porto since he was hired to Boca Juniors in the summer of 2023 and quickly rose into the blue and white hierarchy, placing himself as one of the most important players in the team maneuver.
The exhibitional level of excellence that the 25-year-old player has evidenced over the last four seasons opened doors to Alan Varela from other stops. Last summer, the interest of Premier League giants such as Manchester United and Liverpool was reported.
Given the importance that the dragons' 22 sweater has gained in recent times, FC Porto held the South American with a new contract. Just over a year and a half ago, Alan Varela extended a contract with FC Porto until June 2030, which added two more seasons to the previous bond ending in June 2028. It has a termination clause that is valued at EUR 75 million.
Pablo Rosario won place to the Argentinean
Francesco Farioli's debut season at FC Port was marked by what we can consider a law. The Italian coach was applying a great turnover in 2025/26 and it has not been this season. It was Alan Varela who got caught at the end of this same law.
Starting in the game against Alverca, of the first journey of the I League, the Argentinean played only 199 minutes until the time of the season, a considerable break from previous campaigns.
In fact, if we look at the film of the time, Alan Varela adds two titles in five games held this season. In addition to the one already mentioned against Alverca, there was also a place for the South American in the duel before Manchester City for the Champions League.
Pablo Rosario, who in the first time of dragon to the chest was a kind of stick for the whole work, occupying several positions on the playing ground, has been fixed in the midfield in 2026/27 and is, by this time, undisputed holder for Farioli.
Despite this exchange of roles, the average two can play simultaneously, as was seen against Manchester City, on the 1st round of the Champions League's single league phase. In this game, Alan Varela played more in position 6 and Pablo Rosario played in an earlier zone of the middle sector of dragons.
Although the Dominican is at this time one of Farioli's trusted men, the fact that Alan Varela stayed in Invicta may favor the Argentine on the return FC Porto after the pause for the appointments of the selections. The dragons play in Madeira in front of the Maritime on October 10 and the South American can take advantage of Pablo Rosario, who will only return to Invicta two days from the duel with the Madeirans.