The Portuguese soccer team began preparing this Tuesday for the match against South Korea, the last of Group H of the 2022 World Cup, without the presence of the starters with Uruguay, Raphäel Guerreiro and the injured.
The day after the victory over Uruguay (2-0), with which they ‘sealed’ their pass to the round of 16, the ‘quinas’ team had just 12 players on the pitch of the Al-Shahaniya training center, in the round of 16 of end. minutes open to journalists.
The starters in the game against the South Americans and Raphäel Guerreiro were limited to recovery work, with Nuno Mendes, who started the game, picking up an injury late in the first half and having to be replaced by the Borussia Dortmund winger.
In addition to Mendes, the unavailable list also includes Otávio and Danilo Pereira, who are also injured, so, given these conditions, coach Fernando Santos only had the eight players who did not play against the Uruguayans and the four who entered to field. comes from the second part (Rafael Leão, Palhinha, Matheus Nunes and Gonçalo Ramos).
In the training period open to journalists, everyone exercised without apparent limitations, doing exercises with the ball.
Portugal beat Uruguay 2-0 on Monday, with two goals from Bruno Fernandes, and secured qualification for the round of 16, occupying the leadership of Group H, with six points, ahead of Ghana, which has three, while Uruguayans and South Koreans, both Take One.
The ‘quinas’ team will face the South Koreans this Friday, on the third and final day of the group stage, in a match scheduled at the Education City Stadium, in Doha, starting at 6:00 p.m. local time (15:00). 00 in Lisbon).
Source: TSF
