Earlier than Portugal kick off towards the Czech Republic on Tuesday (9:00pm), defender Ruben Dias spoke glowingly of his captain Cristiano Ronaldo, devoted to the state of affairs at 39 years of age.
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Together with England, Germany and France particularly, Portugal is among the fundamental candidates for the crowning of Euro 2024 in 2016 towards the Blues on the Stade de France (1-0), the Seleçao will begin their event on Tuesday towards the Czech Republic (9:00 pm) in favor of the predictions. They’ve wonderful gamers in each line and will probably be logical favorites earlier than they face Turkey and Georgia. To go far within the event, the Lusitanian choice will nonetheless rely upon Cristiano Ronaldo, his commonplace bearer who scored a number of targets with Al-Nassr, in Saudi Arabia this season.
Ronaldo, “an inspiration” for Dias
Nonetheless there at 39, the participant who has been in Saudi Arabia for a 12 months and a half will lead Portugal’s assault with the need to attain a 131st aim, at the very least, throughout his 208th choice. The captain stays a vital ingredient, a invaluable supply of motivation for his gamers. “I might say that it’s an inspiration, that it reveals that the whole lot is feasible and that we are able to dream about something and obtain the whole lot,” mentioned Ruben Dias, Monday at a press convention on the eve of the entry in operating for the Seleçao.
Martinez: “Cristiano is within the choice as a result of he deserves it”
“He’s above all a pleasure to be with us. To be right here at this stage in his profession reveals that he nonetheless needs to win. He’s our captain and we are going to comply with him till the tip,” mentioned Manchester Metropolis’s fundamental defender. The Portuguese coach additionally spoke about his captain. “Cristiano is within the choice as a result of he deserves it. No one involves the choice as a result of their title. On the membership stage, he scored 10 targets within the playoffs. Through the years, he’s within the choice as a result of he deserves it the figures show it,” instructed Roberto Martinez who despatched in CR7 as an assault, whose final World Cup was completed on the bench.
2024-06-17 21:44:49
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