Trincao, star 'signing' of the U21 from Portugal for the European

Francisco Trincao arrived to the FC Barcelona​ in return of 31 million euros like one of the big young stars emergent in Europe. The luso shined with the Sporting of Knickers with alone 20 years and the culés did with him with the hope that it can turn into an important player in the future. But this illusion that generated his arrival was gone turning into disappointment to measure that happened happening the months.

Luckily, little by little the Portuguese has begun to strengthen in the rotation of the Dutch trainer and has turned into an important resource from the bench. This confidence that has him the one of Zaandam also has it to him from does quite Fernando Santos, seleccionador of Portugal, that carries several months calling with assiduity to the perla in all the announcements of the combined luso.

It expected that Trincao went back to go in in the Portuguese list of face to the next stop, but finally the one of Viana do Castelo has remained went. The reason has not been futbolístico, but it would have been to reinforce to the selection of Portugal Sub-21, that plays the European of the category to finals of this month of March. The Eurocopa Sub-21 begins to play in little more than a week and the Barcelona will be in the same.

The trainer of the absolute has allowed that Rui Jorge, preparador of the second team, has the extreme barcelonista for this tournament that will divide in two parts. The first will take place between the 25 and on 31 March for the Portuguese, that will confront in the phase of groups to Croatia (25 March), England (28 March) and Switzerland (31 March) in Hungary and in Slovenia, that are the headquarters of the tournament.

It will be a reinforcement of luxury for Portugal, that is one of the favourites to do with the title. France, Germany, Spain or Italy also aspire to win it, although it gives the impression that the French are a go past of the rest. However, the lusos will go ilusionados and will trust Trincao, that is called to be one of the leaders of his team and in one of the stars of the championship.

The final phase of the European will be in June

It is necessary to stand out that the two first qualifiers of each group will contest the final phase of the tournament between 31 May and on 6 June. This is the modification regarding previous Europeans Sub-21, since up to now it played everything in summer. This year this will change and the quarter-finals, the semifinals and the big final will be in June, whereas the other will be now, in the stop of March.