Two days before the game against Turkey, in the semi-final of the play-off of access to the 2022 World Cup, Diogo Jota faces the match with responsibility and determination. No drama, but aware of the stage the National Team is in.
“It is not the ideal situation, but it is the situation we are in, and we have to face it responsibly. There’s not much to dramatize, it’s a football game. I believe we can win and we have all the conditions to be in the World Cup”, said the Liverpool forward, this Tuesday, in the City of Football.
Diogo Jota warns of the quality of Turkey, and warns that this Thursday’s opponent is not easy. “We hope so, that if [favoritismo] confirmed in the field. Turkey is not easy, contrary to what you might think, they were second behind the Netherlands and won them a game. It will be a final, let’s hope that Portugal proves on the pitch that it is better than Turkey”, reinforced the striker.
The call-up has already undergone three changes, with the departures of Rúben Neves and Anthony Lopes. Vitinha, José Sá and Tiago Djaló entered, called after Pepe tested positive for Covid-19. Diogo Jota rejects a weakened National Team. “We have players used to being here, with a lot of quality. We trust everyone one hundred percent, more than thinking about who is not, we have to think about who is and what we have to do. We cannot think about who is not there”, stressed the Liverpool forward.
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