Gonçalo Ramos was called up to the national team this Tuesday. It is a debut for the young Benfica striker, who will therefore take the place of Rafa Silva, who resigned from the national team yesterday, in the list of the 26 chosen for Portugal’s double commitment in qualifying for the final stage. of the League of Nations.
The 21-year-old attacker will therefore be available for Fernando Santos for the games against the Czech Republic (24th in Prague) and Spain (27th in Braga). Gonçalo Ramos and the other 25 called up will concentrate this afternoon in Cidade do Futebol, in Jamor, with training at 5.30 pm.
In the statement accompanying the appeal of the young striker, who has scored eight goals this season, four in the I Liga and another four in the Champions League qualifying rounds, the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) states that the attacker has 18 caps. for the under-21 national team, in a total of 46 matches for the national teams.
It is the second forced change of coach, who had already replaced the injured Raphaël Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund) with the also leftist Mário Rui (Naples).
Reach last four and fighting for the trophy it won in 2019, the Portuguese team must win the group. With four matches played in the group, Portugal is in second place with seven points, after beating Switzerland (4-0) and the Czech Republic (2-0) at home after a draw in the visit to Spain (1-1). ) and defeated on Swiss soil (1-0).
Source: DN
