Called up for the first time with the Portugal team last month, Renato Veiga was again this month and could play his first minutes in the Seleção jersey in the days to come. It remains to be seen at what position. Because despite being called up as a central defender by Roberto Martinez – when he discloses his list, he cites him among the central ones – Renato has mainly played defensive midfielder in recent months or even left back more recently with Chelsea.
So to try to find out more, the Portuguese press questioned Renato Veiga on this subject at a press conference this Wednesday. But the native of Lisbon has only one motivation: to be on the pitch. “ I feel good in several positions. At Chelsea, I already played full-back, central, defensive midfielder, but also a little higher up. If I have to play, I will do so where the coach asks me to. » Rúben Dias, Nuno Mendes or encore João Palhinha when you have time…