Aktürkoğlu shines in Turkey's victory

Aktürkoğlu, with one goal and direct action in another, shone in Turkey's 2-4 win over Iceland, in a game where Kökcu also started. Trubin and João Rego were the other players from Sport Lisboa e Benfica's professional football team for their respective national teams, this Monday, October 14.

Selected by coach Vincenzo Montella for Turkey's starting eleven, Kökcü and Aktürkoğlu helped Turkey to a 2-4 win, in Iceland, on matchday 4 of Group B4 of the Nations League.

In the 90'+5', the Benfica forward made it 2-4 with a banger: a first-touch shot from outside the area. Earlier, in the 88th minute, he had stolen the ball from the opposing goalkeeper in the Iceland box and allowed Arda Güler to shoot into the empty net to make it 2-3.

Kökcü was on the pitch until the 90th minute, when he was replaced by Okay Yokuslu. According to data from the Sofascore platform, the Eagles midfielder touched the ball 52 times and hit 89% (39 out of 44) of his attempted passes, and was equally effective in duels: he won 4 out of 5.

Trubin was a starter for UKraine in the draw against Czechia (1-1), in a match held in Wroclaw (Poland) on matchday 4 of Group B1 of the Nations League. Solid in goal, the Reds goalkeeper made six saves to help his side hold on for a draw against the Czechs.

At the Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, João Rego featured in the starting lineup for Portugal's U-20 team in their 1-1 draw against Italy. The Benfica player played 86 minutes.