The Portuguese soccer team will concentrate this Monday for the last matches of Group A2 of the League of Nations, against the Czech Republic, on Saturday, and Spain, on September 27.
The “quinas” team holds the first training session, at the Cidade do Futebol, in Oeiras, starting at 5:30 p.m., after the concentration to which it must attend the 26 “chosen” coach Fernando Santosincluding left-back Mário Rui (Naples), who came on for the injured Raphaël Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund).
After training in the afternoon, the players and coaching staff attend the Quinas de Ouro Gala, also at Cidade do Futebol, scheduled for 9:30 p.m.
After the four games in June (1-1 in Spain, 4-0 against Switzerland, 2-0 against the Czech Republic and 0-1 in Switzerland), Portugal remains in second place in Group A2, with seven points, one from the leader Spain and with three more than the Czechs and four more than the Swiss.
In the last two rounds, the formation of the “quinas” faces the Czechson Saturday, in Prague, without João Cancelo, who will have to serve a penalty match, and close with the Spanishthree days later, on the 27th, at the Estádio Municipal de Braga, with both games scheduled for 7:45 p.m. (in Lisbon).
The Portuguese team, winner of the first edition of the League of Nations in 2019, needs to win the group to reach the “final four” of the third edition, the second is won by France, in a final with Spain, in 2021.
The Nations League Final takes place from June 14 to 18, 2023, with the winners of the four League A groups moving bottom from each of the groups to League B.
List of 26 summoned:
- Goalkeepers: Rui Patrício (Roma, Ita), Diogo Costa (FC Porto) and José Sá (Wolverhampton, Ing).
- Defenders: Diogo Dalot (Manchester United, Ing), João Cancelo (Manchester City, Ing), Pepe (FC Porto), Rúben Dias (Manchester City, Ing), Tiago Djaló (Lille, Fra), Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint-Germain , Fra), Mário Rui (Naples, Ita) and Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain, Fra).
- Midfielders: Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton, Ing), Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United, Ing), João Mário (Benfica), Matheus Nunes (Wolverhampton, Ing), William Carvalho (Betis, Esp), Palhinha (Fulham, Eng) and Bernardo Silva (Manchester City, Eng).
- Forwards: Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton, Ing), João Félix (Atlético de Madrid, Esp), Diogo Jota (Liverpool, Ing), Ricardo Horta (Sporting de Braga), Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United, Ing), Rafael Leão (AC Milan ), Ita) and Rafa (Benfica).
Source: Observadora
