Portuguese manager Roberto Martínez this Wednesday had all the players available for the last training session ahead of Thursday’s clash with Liechtenstein, which marks the start of the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying round.
At Cidade do Futebol in Oeiras, Martínez, who will make his national manager debut in the first round of Group J, had 25 players at his disposal, including goalkeeper Selton Biai, who replaced the injured Diogo Costa, who was sacked this Wednesday. .
Biai from Vitoria de Guimarães participated in the first and second training with the “AA” selection, but “fell” to the under-21 team, for which he was originally called up by Rui Jorge for friendly matches with Romania and Norway.
Before the Porto goalkeeper, the Spanish coach had already lost Pepe, including due to physical problems, although the 40-year-old centre-back never joined the training camp.
With this loss, everything indicates that Rui Patricio, the most prolific Portuguese goalkeeper (105), is back to defend the national nets, something he has not done in official matches since June 2022 against Switzerland (1:0), for The League of nations.
The Portugal-Liechtenstein match is scheduled for 19:45 at the José Alvalade Stadium in Lisbon and will be officiated by Norway’s Espen Escas.
Three days later, Portugal play in the second round of Group J in Luxembourg. The group also includes Iceland, Slovakia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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