The Portuguese soccer team continues this Tuesday preparing for Friday’s duel in Slovakia, qualifying for the final phase of Euro2024, after a first training session ‘at half throttle’, with several absences.
On Monday, at the start of work at the Cidade do Futebol, in Oeiras, coach Roberto Martínez had only 13 of the 24 players called up, with captain Cristiano Ronaldo, defender Rúben Dias, midfielder Bruno Fernandes and goalkeeper Diogo Costa among the group. which only carried out recovery work.
Pedro Neto, the novelty in the Spanish coach’s squad, did not know how to prepare either.
Portugal has a new training session today, scheduled at 10:15 a.m., with the first 15 minutes open to the media, also at the Cidade do Futebol, in a session in which Martínez is expected to have all 24 players at his disposal summoned .
Earlier, at 09:30, also in the Ciudad del Fútbol, a player to be designated will speak to journalists at a press conference.
Portugal faces Slovakia, in Bratislava, on September 8, and, three days later, on September 11, they receive Luxembourg in the Algarve.
After four rounds, the team leads Group J, with 12 points, adding only victories, ahead of Slovakia, second ranked, with 10, and Luxembourg, third, with seven. Bosnia-Herzegovina and Iceland have three points, while Liechtenstein is down to zero.
The first two places in the group give direct access to the final phase of the Eurocup, which will take place next year in Germany.
Source: TSF
