Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo was named by the new Portuguese coach Roberto Martinez on the list to summon the team to prepare for the EURO 2024 qualifiers.
At the 2022 World Cup, Ronaldo sat on the bench in both matches in the knockout round. The 38-year-old striker is said to have a conflict with coach Fernando Santos and fans have thought about the prospect of Ronaldo ending his international career.
However, coach Santos was fired to make room for Roberto Martinez – who helped Belgium to third at the 2018 World Cup. After taking office, the Spanish military leader immediately summoned Ronaldo to prepare. equipment for the EURO 2024 qualifying campaign. Currently, Ronaldo’s form is also very good with 8 goals in 7 matches for Al Nassr in the Saudi Arabia national championship.
“Cristiano Ronaldo is a player who is very dedicated to the national team and is an important figure. I don’t care about age or side stories. I think Ronaldo has a chance to help Portugal win and I don’t care. pass on experience to young players,” said coach Roberto Martinez.
In fact, Ronaldo still has a great reputation with his teammates in Portugal. The appearance of the former MU striker will help coach Roberto Martinez stabilize the dressing room at the moment. The 38-year-old striker is still a dangerous player if used correctly.
Portugal will compete in Euro 2024 qualifying group J alongside Iceland, Slovakia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Liechtenstein and Luxembourg. Martinez is very confident with the current squad: “I want to build a team that shows the quality of the players that Portugal have. I see the quality, the experience, the youth, from the players who play in and out of the squad. abroad. This is just the starting point.”
Portugal squad:
Diogo Costa (Porto), Jose Sa (Wolves), Rui Patricio (Rome); Diogo Dalot (Manchester United), Joao Cancelo (Bayern Munich), Danilo Pereira, Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain), Pepe (Porto), Ruben Dias (Manchester City), Antonio Silva (Benfica), Goncalo Inacio (Sporting CP) ), Diogo Leite (Union Berlin) Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund); Joao Palhinha (Fulham), Ruben Neves, Matheus Nunes (đều là Wolves), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), Joao Mario (Benfica), Otavio Monteiro (Porto), Vitinha (PSG); Cristiano Ronaldo (Al Nassr), Goncalo Ramos (Benfica), Joao Felix (Chelsea), Rafael Leao (Milan), Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
