From lion to lion. A sports player becomes the youngest ever in AA. Futre did this in 1983
After qualifying for the semi-finals of the League of Nations, after beating Poland (5-1), coach said Portugal announced, in a press conference after the Dragão match, that four players have been released for tomorrow’s meeting with Croatia: Cristiano Ronaldo (217 A caps and 135 goals), Bernardo Silva (98/13), Bruno Fernandes (76/25) and Pedro Neto (14/2). So the Seleção loses 405 calls and 175 goals.
Roberto Martínez, meanwhile, revealed the call of two young players, who have not yet played for AA de Portugal: Fabio Silva and Geovany Quenda. The Spanish forward Las Palmas has 33 youth calls and the Sporting player has 21.
…Wait. 17 years old? Yes: 17 years and 202 days on November 18, 2024, the day of Portugal’s match in Croatia, which closes the league table League of Nations. In other words, if he plays, he will now break the record for the youngest Portuguese player in Seleção A, which Futre has held for more than 40 years.
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On September 21, 1983, in the qualifying match Portugal-Finland for the final stage of the 1984 European Championship (5-0), at the José Alvalade Stadium, under the direction of Fernando Cabrita, Paulo Futre entered the 58th minute instead Jaime Pacheco. Played: Bento; Pietra, Lima Pereira, Antonio Bastos Lopes and Inácio; Carlos Manuel, Jaime Pacheco (Futre, 58) and Oliveira; José Luís, Fernando Gomes and Jordão (Nené, break).
Fernando Cabrita explained Futre’s debut, which broke Fernando Chalana’s record, as follows: “From what I saw in some games, Futre is a boy born for football. Therefore, it was not because of any indifference but on his own merit that he debated. In fact, I think, if he doesn’t get flashed, he will be a good player in our football.”
Fernando Vaz, a good coach and, at the time, a journalist for A BOLA, analyzed the game of a left-footed player like this: « A debate that Futre deserved in our National Team and was fully justified, because it needed to be introduced. the attack on a football player with good movement in motion and gave the power to penetrate the defensive wall that the Finns set up at the goal, covering the action of the goalkeeper. “
news-item-description ellipsis-2-line">Ronaldo, Bruno Fernandes, Bernardo Silva and Pedro Neto released
Now, 41 years and almost two months later, the record will finally fall. It could have fallen in the September games (Croatia and Scotland, both at home), but, although he was called, Roberto Martínez did not use him in the October games (Poland and Scotland, both away from home). to move He was not among those called up, just like in the last game against Poland. However, in Croatia, without Ronaldo, Bernardo Silva, Pedro Neto and Bruno Fernandes, he will play. He will make his National A Team debut at the age of 17 years and 202 days and will break Futre’s record by just three days. It’s a man!
2024-11-17 08:45:00
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