Güler, doubtful to problem Cristiano

Inaki Dufour

Dusseldorf (Germany), June 21 (EFE).- When Arda Güler sealed the victory in opposition to Georgia with an exquisite left-foot shot from 30 meters, he was additionally the youngest scorer within the historical past of Euro 2024, forward of Cristiano Ronaldo, who will problem this Saturday in Dortmund, with the primary place in group F and the classification prepared for the winner, ready to see if he can for the Turkish phenomenon to start within the eleventh.

“He has some indicators of fatigue. This Saturday we’ll sit collectively and determine collectively whether or not he ought to play from the beginning or later. That is our second sport. We are going to work out the danger and decide accordingly,” mentioned Vincenzo Montella, his coach, on the eve of the match, after his huge objective in opposition to Georgia within the first match.

An issue for the Turkish staff, during which the Actual Madrid midfielder is anticipated to be out there for the duel, though it’s on the situation that he’ll be capable to begin from a beginning line-up that he would have if he didn’t wish to be “100%”, with the generational duel in opposition to Cristiano Ronaldo.

There’s a twenty 12 months distinction. From Cristiano Ronaldo’s first objective, additionally in his first sport of the event, aged 19 years and 124 days in 2004, to Arda Güler’s first objective, aged 19 years and 114 days final Tuesday in opposition to Georgia, from with out him nothing would have been the identical for Turkey, who are actually able to compete in opposition to Portugal even for the lead.

The Portuguese star is getting into his last stretch. At 39 years outdated. The record-scorer on this Euro Cup, Portugal’s all-time main scorer, stays an indispensable determine in Roberto Martínez’s Portugal staff. An undoubted starter, who scored 13 targets in twelve duels beneath the orders of the coach who put him again within the nationwide staff from Qatar 2022. He has by no means scored a objective in opposition to Turkey, in any of the he has three video games.

On the similar time, the profitable younger Turk, in his first 12 months at Actual Madrid, begins his journey, filled with conviction and targets, transferred to Euro 2024, the place he brought about a sensation his platform. Recruited straight into the eleven by Vincenzo Montella, his effort in his first main worldwide event was magnificent, making Turkey consider in limits past these place with the forecasts.

The Ottoman staff appeared within the Eurocup filled with worries, with out a single victory since November final 12 months, with a loss as nice because the 6-1 with which Austria took them over in March, the defeat within the final preparation sport with Poland (2-1 ), competitors on this competitors, however he entered the competitors with a promising victory.

He’s already forward, he has already surpassed even his earlier efficiency (zero factors in 2021), and will probably be much more if he can lengthen it this Saturday in opposition to Portuguese, that are huge phrases.

Among the finest issues concerning the Euro Cup, though there’s a collection of occasions of the primary match and the struggling with which he first suffered after which he resolved to ask the Portuguese staff , which requires extra overflow, extra creativeness, than was proposed in opposition to the Czech Republic.

On the checklist of spectacular soccer gamers in his staff, with the 26 match for the primary day’s match, with a 1-2 victory, and for the present one, as soon as his h -everyone educated with out incident or shock this Friday morning to town. from Dortmund, the location of the second accident that reveals him and needs extra.

Portugal will compete in opposition to Turkey and in opposition to the expectations of Roberto Martínez’s undertaking, who received the eleven video games he has coached in an official competitors, though if friendlies are added, he has to lose two of his 5 most up-to-date duels, and from the quantity of sources that rule within the staff, amid the controversy that monopolized as a part of Portugal’s look within the Euro Cup as as to if it’s the most technology greatest in Portuguese historical past.

Diogo Costa, Bruno Fernandes, Rafael Leao, Ruben Dias, Vitinha, Bernardo Silva, Diogo Jota, Nuno Mendes, Cristiano Ronaldo … began the competitors with out a single minute, on the bench from begin to end in opposition to the Czech Republic, who ‘ regardless of the staff’s offensive wants.

Portugal have received 5 of their six duels in opposition to Turkey in historical past, with 15 targets for and 5 in opposition to.

– Comparable alignment:

Turkey: Mert Gunok; Mert Muldur, Samet Akaydin, Abdulkerim Bardakci, Ferdi Kadioglu; Kaan Ayhan, Çalhanoglu, Orcun Kokçu, Arda Güler from Yusuf Yacizi, Kenan Yildiz; Baris Alper Yilmaz.

Portugal: Diogo Costa; Cancelo, Ruben Dias, Pepe or Gonçalo Inacio, Nuno Mendes; Vitinha, Palhinha, Bruno Fernandes; Diogo Jota or Joao Félix, Ronaldo, Bernardo Silva.

Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany).

Stadium: Westfalen, Dortmund.

Time: 18.00 CET (-2GMT). EFE

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