Coach Roberto Martínez released, this Monday, the call-up of the Portugal national team for the next games of the Euro 2024 qualifiers.
The novelty is due to Toti Gomes. The commander explained why the 24-year-old Wolverhampton defender was called up.
“He is a very interesting player, he is different from the others. He’s physical, very strong, a left-handed player. His performances at Wolverhampton were very good. It’s not a situation of excluding players, it’s about deciding on different aspects. We need to play with different abilities and I think Toti offers that”, he said.
Other returns on the list also include midfielder Renato Sanches, from Paris Saint-Germain, winger Nélson Semedo, from Wolverhampton, and striker Ricardo Horta, from Sporting.
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Portugal has its first match on the 17th of next month, against Bosnia and Herzegovina, at Estádio da Luz. On the 20th, the team faces Iceland in Reyjavik.
In the table, the team is the leader of group J with six points and 100% of use. In the debut, the team thrashed Liechtenstein by 4 to 0. Afterwards, they applied 6 to 0 against Luxembourg.
Check out the full list of nominees:
Goalkeepers: Diogo Costa (Porto), José Sá (Wolverhampton) and Rui Patrício (Rome)
Defenders: Diogo Dalot (Manchester United), Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton), João Cancelo (Bayern Munich), Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund), Danilo Pereira (PSG), Pepe (Porto), Rúben Dias (Manchester City), António Silva (Benfica ), Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting) and Toti Gomes (Wolverhampton)
Midfielders: João Palhinha (Fulham), Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), Otávio Monteiro (Porto), Renato Sanches (PSG) and Vitinha (PSG)
Attackers: Ricardo Horta (Braga), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City), Rafael Leão (Milan), João Félix (Chelsea), Cristiano Ronaldo (Al Nassr), Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) and Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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