Pepe : “I will retire from international football at the same time as Cristiano Ronaldo. As long as he is there, I will be there to help him bring Portugal forward.” 🇵🇹
The Portuguese national team officially announced the March call-up list, with notable names such as superstars Cristiano Ronaldo, Joao Felix or Bruno Fernandes.
Coach Roberto Martinez has announced the call-up list for the team gathering this March, much later than other big players in European football. This is an opportunity for this coach to test some new names in the final call-up before making the list to attend the EURO 2024 finals.
This list is a combination of experience and youth in the squad. Veterans of course have a place in the Portuguese national team such as Patricio, Cancelo, Joao Mario, Pepe, Ronaldo , Bruno Fernandes… They will combine with new faces such as Francisco Conceicao, Jota Silva.
During this gathering, Portugal’s top stars are still called, mixed with a few young names who have the opportunity to play for the team. Accordingly, 32 names were called for this time.
Notably, names like Diogo Jota, Ricardo Horta and Pedro Goncalves were absent due to injury while Francisco Trincao returned to the team after a long absence.
According to the schedule, Portugal will play friendly matches against Sweden on the 21st in Guimaraes and Slovenia on March 26 in Ljubljana.
| Goalkeepers : Diogo Costa (Porto), José Sá (Wolverhampton) and Rui Patrício (Roma)
Here are: João Cancelo (Barcelona), Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton), João Mário (Porto), Diogo Dalot (Manchester United), Raphael Guerreiro (Bayern Munich), Nuno Mendes (PSG), Diogo Leite (Union Berlin), Pepe ( Porto), Rúben Dias (Manchester City), António Silva (Benfica), Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting), Toti Gomes (Wolverhampton) và Danilo Pereira (PSG) See: João Palhinha (Fulham), Rúben Neves (Al-Hilal), João Neves (Benfica), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), Otávio (Al-Nassr), Vitinha (PSG), Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) và Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) Tiền đạo: Francisco Conceição (Porto), Jota Silva (Vitória de Guimarães), Francisco Trincão (Sporting), Bruma (Braga), Rafael Leao (Milan), João Felix (Barcelona), Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr) và Gonçalo Ramos (PSG) |
