THE PORTUGUESE WILL START THEIR WAY TO THE EURO
The Spanish Roberto Martínez begins his stage with Portugal counting on Cristiano Ronaldo
Published:17/03/2023 - 20:18h
Updated:18/03/2023 - 02:02h
With two games of almost procedural in theory, Roberto Martínez wanted to respect the bulk of the Portuguese team. That has included the continuity of Cristiano Ronaldo, getting closer and closer to the end of his great career.
As it could not be of another way, at least in the opinion of the big protagonist, Cristiano Ronaldo leads the first announcement of Portugal after the elimination in the quarter-finals of the Glass of the World of Qatar the past month of December. With few novelties, but now directed by the Spanish Roberto Martínez, the Portuguese selection will initiate his way of classification for the Euro 2024 -to the equal that Spain- tournament in which CR7 ensured that it would be.
Martínez advanced this Friday in the outskirts of Lisbon, the 26 summoned for the next meetings in front of Liechtenstein and Luxembourg. In addition to Cristiano, the seleccionador summoned to big part of the footballers lusos that come formed part of the eleven headline in the last three or four years, as Pepe, Bernardo Silva, Bruno Fernandes or Joãor Félix.
Ensuring a solid block with strong names
The only surprises produced in the centre of the defence, surely the line that more needs to renew the team, with the inclusion of Diogo Leite, yielded by the Port wine to the Union Berlin, and Gonçalo Inácio, headline in the Sporting of Portugal, that this Thursday deleted to the Arsenal of the Europe League. In opinion of Martínez treats of " two players that can contribute something very different".
On the absence of different names to which attended to the World-wide, Martínez defended that this group "is a starting point", with "a lot of quality and experience". "I have to work with the players. The two parties are very important. These parties are not to experience, are to win, play well and grow", declared in press conference the exentrenador of Belgium.
For now they will follow the same in Portugal
The main news, beside the permanence of Cristiano Ronaldo in spite of being in the Arab football, has been the return of the forward of the Liverpool, Diogo Jota. The attacker had lost the tournament in Qatar because of a grave injury, the past month of September, although it will be available to confront the day 23 in Lisbon aLiechtenstein, as well as three days afterwards to Luxembourg.
The complete list
Goalkeepers: Diogo Coast (Port wine), José Sá (Wolverhampton) and Rui Patrício (Rome).
Defences: Diogo Dalot (Manchester United), Joãor Cancel (Bayern), Diogo Leite (Union Berlin), António Silva (Benfica), Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting), Pepe (Port wine), Danilo (PSG), Rúben Dias (Man. City), Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund) and Nuno Mendes (PSG).
Midfield players: Palhinha (Fulham), Rúben Neves (Wolves), Otávio (Port wine), Bruno Fernandes (Man. United), Bernardo Silva (Man. City), Joãor Mário (Benfica), Matheus Nunes (Wolverhampton) and Vitinha (PSG).
Attackers: Cristiano Ronaldo (To the Nassr), Diogo Jota (Liverpool), Gonçalo Bouquets (Benfica), Joãor Félix (Chelsea) and Rafael Himãor (AC Milan).
