Roberto Martinez has announced the list of players for the match against Slovenia: Ronaldo will be there, but Fernandes, Silva, and Leao will not
Photo: Football association of Portugal
Roberto Martinez, the coach of Portugal, made a highly unusual move ahead of the matches against Sweden and Slovenia. He included a considerable number of footballers on the roster, then explained that some would play against Sweden, while others would play against Slovenia. And he kept his word. For instance, Cristiano Ronaldo did not play against Sweden, as he will travel to Ljubljana, but we won’t see several other stars in Stožice.
After the victory against Sweden, Roberto Martinez granted leave to several key players of Portugal. Thus, Bruno Fernandes from Manchester United, Bernardo Silva from Manchester City, Rafael Leao from AC Milan, and others, such as Ruben Dias, Joao Palhinha, and Nelson Semedo, will stay at home. Compared to the match against Sweden, Ronaldo has been joined by Diogo Dalot, Joao Cancelo, Danilo Pereira, Otavio, Ruben Neves, Vitinha, and Joao Felix.
Nevertheless, Portugal will undoubtedly have a strong lineup in Stožice, which will be a formidable challenge for Slovenia. Recall that we have already written today that Portugal is currently on a streak of 11 consecutive victories!
Portugal national team for the match against Slovenia:
Goalkeepers: Diogo Costa (Porto), Jose Sa (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Rui Patrício (Roma)
Defenders: Joao Cancelo (Barcelona), Joao Mario (Porto), Diogo Dalot (Manchester United), Raphael Guerreiro (Bayern), Nuno Mendes (PSG), Diogo Leite (Union Berlin), Pepe (Porto), Antonio Silva (Benfica), Goncalo Inacio (Sporting), Danilo Pereira (PSG)
Midfielders: Reben Neves (Al-Hilal), Joao Neves (Benfica), Otavio Monteiro (Al Nassr), Vitinha (PSG), Matheus Nunes (Manchester City)
Forwards: Francisco Conceicao (Porto), Jota Silva (Vitoria SC), Francisco Trincao (Sporting), Bruma (Braga), Joao Felix (Barcelona), Cristiano Ronaldo (Al Nassr)
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Author: editorial Football Planet
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