Sporting’s Francisco Trincao and Bayern’s Raphael Guerreiro were excluded from the Portugal squad this Monday due to injury.
According to a statement from the Portuguese Football Federation, both athletes “were declared unfit by the health and fitness department.”
As an alternative, selector Roberto Martinez invited Dani Mota to join the team’s efforts. Mota from Milan is 25 years old and an under-21 international.
Check out Roberto Martinez’s 23-man squad for the match against Sweden:
Goalkeeper – Diogo Costa (Porto), Jose Sa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) and Rui Patricio (Roma);
Protection – Nelson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Joao Mario (Porto), Nuno Mendes (PSG), Diogo Leite (Union Berylne), Pepe (Porto), Ruben Dias (Manchester City) , António Silva (Benfica), Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting) and Toti Gomez (Wolverhampton Wanderers);
Midfielders – Joao Palinha (Fulham), Joao Neves (Benfica), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), Matheus Nunez (Manchester City) and Bernardo Silva (Manchester City);
Forwards – Francisco Conceição (Porto), Jota Silva (Vitoria), Dani Mota (Monza), Bruma (Braga), Rafael Lean (Milan) and Gonçalo Ramos (PSG).
Author: morning Post
Source: CM Jornal
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