Spanish coach Roberto Martinez He began his journey at the head of the Portuguese team this Monday and led the first training session to prepare for the 2024 Euro Cup qualifying matches.
Martínez’s squad took to the grass this Monday afternoon in the Oeiras Soccer City, on the outskirts of Lisbon, under great media expectation, with the presence of many journalists in the stands.
He joined the work of the Portuguese Saudi Arabian Al Nassr striker and goalscorer, Cristiano Ronaldo, who since his arrival in Oeiras, was very smiling to return to a job with the Portuguese team.
“Ronaldo is a very committed player. That is my position. He is a player who can give experience, He is a very important figure for the team.” assured the Portuguese coach.
One of the novelties was the return of Diogo Jota to the team, after a long injury left the Liverpool striker out of the World Cup in Qatar.
Martínez could not count on the veteran central defender Pepewho abandoned the call at the end of Sunday due to injury and will miss the next two games.
Fortunately for the Spanish coach, there are five players in his squad who can fill the position of the former Real Madrid defender.
Among them are the rookies Gonçalo Inacio, of Sporting de Portugal, and Diogo Leiteon loan from Porto to Union Berlin, the only news on a list made up mostly of regular faces.
The first match of the new phase of the ‘quinas’ will be next Thursday, against Liechtenstein in Lisbon.
Then, the Portuguese team will travel to Luxembourgwhere they will face the Grand Duchy team on Sunday 26.
Vibe Check: ✅! 🫡
First training completed! 🇵🇹 #VesteABandeira
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— Portugal (@selecaoportugal) March 20, 2023
