The Croatian defender Prpic, 21, was called up for his country's under-21 national team despite having accumulated only 90 minutes this season. All those minutes were played with FC Porto B, with no participation in the dragões' first team.
The young central defender's situation contrasts with the international call-up, raising questions about his status at the Portuguese club. The fact that he has yet to convince the Porto technical staff to let him play in the first team does not seem to have been an obstacle for the Croatian football federation to continue betting on him for the youth teams.




