Defender Rubén Dias showed up husky at the press conference today for the Portugal national football team, which is still the result of a Champions League celebration with Manchester City but guaranteed to be 100% ready for the next two games.
“Fatigue does not exist, only in my voice. Everything else is 100%,” Ruben Diaz joked at the Cidade do Futebol press center in Oeiras, a few minutes before another training session in preparation for Saturday’s match with Bosnia and Herzegovina, qualification. to Euro 2024.
At the age of 26, the centre-back admitted that he was experiencing a “unique and special moment” with the victory over the “Champions” with the “Citizens”, but was adamant in his commitment to the national team.
“The season is not over yet. We have achieved what we wanted at club level, but now we have two very important games for the national team and for qualifying for the European Championship. Any player would like to get into the national team in these circumstances. I am now,” he said.
Dias praised the 40-year-old Pepe’s presence in the selection of manager Roberto Martinez and suggested that he learned a lot from the Porto centre-back, especially in the moments they already spent together at the Quinas team.
“Everything he has done is an example. Career management, the physical condition it represents, is all a learning experience. It’s an open book for me to read,” said the Benfica-trained player.
As for the match against Bosnia, Ruben Diaz, who has played 46 caps, highlighted the presence of Edin Dzeko, the Inter Milan player he faced in the Champions League final.
“We greeted each other but didn’t talk about this game. All eyes were on the Champions. There is a lot of work to be done with him, he is a high-level player,” he admitted.
Portugal will host Bosnia and Herzegovina on Saturday at the Lush Stadium in Lisbon at 19:45 and travel to Iceland to face the local team three days later at the Laugardalsvellur Stadium in Reykjavik at 19:45 (Lisbon time). .
The meeting with Bosnia will be judged by the Italian Davide Massa.
Early in qualifying, in two games that marked Martínez’s all-time debut at the helm, Portugal beat Liechtenstein 4-0 at the José Alvalade Stadium in Lisbon and traveled to Luxembourg to score 6-0.
Team quinas lead Group J with six points, followed by Slovakia with four points and Bosnia and Iceland with three points. Luxembourg, with one point, and Liechtenstein, without points, are second to last and last respectively.
Only the top two in the group advance to the final stage of Euro 2024, which will be held in Germany.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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