Nestory Irankunda and Alessandro Circati both enjoyed fantastic performances and wins for their respective teams in Portugal, while Connor Metcalfe and Marcus Younis registered assists in Germany and Denmark.
Check out all the main stories from another productive weekend from our CommBank Socceroos Abroad.
The Headliners
Irankunda impresses in Sporting win
Nestory Irankunda continued his form from the international window, starting for the second time in LIga Portugal and assisting the crucial equaliser in their 3-1 victory over Braga.
The assist was a pinpoint chipped cross to the back post, allowing teammate Luis Suarez to head home from close range. He completed seven progressive carries in the game and was an attacking outlet from the left-hand side.
The win took Sporting up to 18 points and is an important momentum builder ahead of their UEFA Champions League clash midweek.
Result: Braga 1 - 3 Sporting CP
Circati helps Benfica to clean sheet
In his maiden Primeira League start for Benfica, Alessandro Circati played 90 minutes in a 2-0 triumph over Vitoria de Guimarães. The centre-back, who turned 23 over the weekend, delivered an assured display, completing 90% of his passes, made five clearances and won three of his four duels, while never being dribbled past.
Circati will be targeting further minutes when the Eagles return to action on Friday in the UEFA Europa League against Celtic FC.
Result: Benfica 2-0 Vitoria de Guimarães
Metcalfe produces assist in St Pauli home win
Connor Metcalfe grabbed his first assist of the 2. Bundesliga season in a solid victory at home to Karlsruher. The 26-year-old played 82 minutes and was the architect behind the opening goal. He also completed 21/29 passes, made three defensive contributions and produced six recoveries.
Result: St Pauli 2-0 Karlsruher
Other Headlines
Cristian Volpato returned to the matchday squad for Sassuolo following a hamstring injury he picked up in early September against Bologna. The 22-year-old was an unused substitute in his side's Serie A home draw against AC Milan and will be looking to return to the impressive form he showed prior to that setback.
Result: Sassuolo 1-1 AC Milan
Marcus Younis returned to his club for the first time since becoming CommBank Socceroo #662 against Brazil and registered an assist in Brøndby dominant win against Lyngby in the Danish Superliga. The 21-year-old started and played the first half, setting up the second goal with a low cross that was met with a clinical volley. Younis has two goals and two assists across all competitions in 2026/27.
Result: Brøndby 5-2 Lyngby
Gianni Stensness helped his Viking FK side to a 2-0 victory against Brann to help keep them top of the Norwegian Eliteserian.
Stensness has been a key part of the team's campaign in the league, and their qualification into the UEFA Champions League. The 27-year-old told post-match media that wins like this one feel the best after his side went down to ten players in the first half.
They take on Bayern Munich in the Champions League midweek.
Result: Brann 0 - 2 Viking FK
Other Results:
Lucas Herrington (Hull City, Premier League) – unused substitute v Everton
Patrick Beach (Troyes, Ligue 1) – played full match in 2-0 loss v Marseille
Alex Robertson (Cardiff City, EFL Championship) – played full match in 2-1 defeat v Blackburn
Joe Gauci (Lincoln City, EFL Championship) – unused substitute in 3-0 defeat v Sheffield United
Riley McGree (Middlesbrough, EFL Championship) – 80 minutes in 1-0 victory v Wolves
Kealey Adamson (QPR, EFL Championship) - full match in 1-1 draw v West Ham
Hayden Matthews (Bradford City, EFL League One) – not in matchday squad for 0-0 draw v Leyton Orient
Harry Souttar (Leicester City, EFL League One) – unused substitute in 3-1 defeat v Peterborough
Sam Silvera (MK Dons, EFL League One) - 8 minutes in 5-1 defeat v Reading
Paul Okon-Engstler (FC Köln, Bundesliga) – unused substitute v Monchengladbach
Nishan Velupillay (FC Ingolstadt, 3.Liga) – v played 66 minutes in 4-2 loss to Wehen Wiesbaden
Dylan Leonard (Alemannia Aachen, 3.Liga) – v 29 minutes in 5-2 loss to Viktoria Köln
Martin Boyle (Hibernian, Scottish Premier League) – 36 minutes in 1-0 defeat v Dundee United
Cammy Devlin (Rangers, Scottish Premiership) – not in matchday squad in 3-1 win v Kilmarnock
Jacob Chapman (St Mirren, Scottish Premiership) – in goals for 5-0 defeat v Hearts
Kasey Bos (Excelsior, Eredivisie) – 26 minutes in 5-1 loss to Groningen
Max Balard (NAC Breda, Eerste Divisie) – 85 minutes in 1-0 win v Maastricht
Jacob Italiano (Grazer AK, Austrian Bundesliga) – full game in 0-0 draw v Salzburg
Ryan Teague (KV Mechelen, Belgian Pro League) – not in matchday squad v St. Truiden
Paul Izzo (Randers FC, Danish Superliga) – full game in 2-0 loss to Viborg
Deni Juric (Wisla Plock, Polish Ekstraklasa) – 15 minutes in 3-0 defeat v Wieczysta Krakow
Yaya Dukuly (Celje, Slovenian PrvaLiga) – started and played full match in 1-0 victory v Aluminij
Jackson Irvine (Cerezo Osaka, J1 League) – full match in 0-0 draw v Yokohama F. Marinos
Eli Adams (Gamba Osaka, J1 League) – not in matchday squad v Kashima
Tete Yengi (Machida Zelvia, J1 League) - started and played 72 minutes in 1-0 victory v Kyoto Sanga
Jason Geria (Albirex Niigata, J2 League) – full match in 1-1 draw v Shonan
Kye Rowles (D.C. United, MLS) – full match in 4-0 defeat v Inter Miami
Patrick Yazbek (Nashville SC, MLS) – 76 minutes in 4-1 win v Austin FC
Aiden O’Neill (New York City SC, MLS) – full match in 2-1 defeat v Chicago Fire
Unavailable
Kai Trewin (New York City FC, MLS) – Injured
Jordy Bos (Feyenoord, Eredivisie) – Injured
Lewis Miller (Blackburn, EFL Championship) – Injured
Cameron Burgess (Swansea City, EFL Championship) – Injured
Mo Toure (Norwich City, EFL Championship) - Injured
Midweek Fixtures
Nestory Irankunda (Sporting CP, Liga Portugal) - v Lens, in UEFA Champions League group phase, Wednesday 14 October 3.45am AEDT
Alessandro Circati (SL Benfica, Liga Portugal) - v Celtic in UEFA Europa League group phase, Friday 16 October, 6.00am AEDT
Gianni Stensness (Viking FK, Eliteserian) - v Bayern Munich in UEFA Champions League group phase, Wednesday 14 October, 6.00am AEDT
Yaya Dukuly (Celje, Slovenian PrvaLiga) - v Omonia in UEFA Europa League group phase, Friday 16 October, 3.45am AEDT
Alex Robertson (Cardiff City, EFL Championship) - v Watford, Wednesday 14 October, 5.45am AEDT
Joe Gauci (Lincoln City, EFL Championship) - v West Ham, Thursday 15 October, 6.00am AEDT
Riley McGree (Middlesbrough, EFL Championship) - v Stoke City, Wednesday 14 October, 6.00am AEDT
Kealey Adamson (QPR, EFL Championship) - v Derby County, Thursday 15 October, 5.45am AEDT
Nishan Velupillay (FC Ingolstadt, 3.Liga) - v Mannheim, Thursday 15 October, 4.00am AEDT
Dylan Leonard (Alemannia Aachen, 3.Liga) - v Wehen, Thursday 15 October, 4.00am AEDT
Maty Ryan (Levante, La Liga) – v Sevilla, Tuesday 13 October, 6.00am AEDT
Jackson Irvine (Cerezo Osaka, J1 League) - v Tottori in J.League Cup, Wednesday 14 October, 9.00pm AEDT
Eli Adams (Gamba Osaka, J1 League) - v Newcastle Jets in the Asian Champions League, Tuesday 13 October, 6.45pm AEDT
Kye Rowles (D.C. United, MLS) - v New York Red Bulls, Thursday 15 October, 10.30am AEDT
Patrick Yazbek (Nashville SC, MLS) - v Sporting Kansas City, Thursday 15 October, 11.30am AEDT
Aiden O’Neill (New York City SC, MLS) - v Inter Miami, Thursday 15 October, 10.30am AEDT
