Diniyev included uncapped defender Ernani Pereira, who plays for local side Karvan Yevlakh, in his 20-man squad to face Portugal on Saturday and Belgium four days later.

The 28-year-old Pereira joins former compatriots midfielder Andre Ladaga and his Baki Baku team mate, striker Leandro Gomes.

Squad:

Goalkeepers: Jahangir Hasanzade (Karabakh Agdam), Farhad Veliyev (Inter Baku)

Defenders: Ernani Pereira (Karvan Yevlakh), Sergei Sokolov (Karabakh Agdam), Aslan Kerimov (Karabakh Agdam), Rail Melikov (Baki Baku), Alexander Chertoganov (Neftchi Baku), Zaur Gasimov (Inter Baku)

Midfielders: Yuri Muzyka (Karvan Yevlakh), Andre Ladaga (Baki Baku), Ramazan Abbasov (Baki Baku), Jeyhun Sultanov (Baki Baku), Emin Imamaliyev (Inter Baku), Elmar Bakhsiyev (Inter Baku), Ilgar Gurbanov (Khazar Lenkoran)

Forwards: Vagif Javadov (CSKA Moscow, Russia), Farrukh Ismailov (Neftchi Baku), Samir Musayev (Karabakh Agdam), Vugar Nadyrov (Khazar Lenkoran), Leandro Gomes (Baki Baku). Reuters