One day after national coach Joachim Löw, the Portuguese national coach Fernando Santos also announced his squad for the European championship starting on June 11th. The defending champion, who will be the second German group opponent in the pan-European tournament on June 19, relies on ex-world footballer Cristiano Ronaldo from Juventus Turin and André Silva, who is a top scorer at Eintracht Frankfurt this season.
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The top-class Portuguese can again calculate their chances of going far this year – after all, they not only have the now 36-year-old old star “CR7” and SGE goal machine Silva in their ranks, but also midfield superstar Bruno Fernandes from Manchester United, Diogo Jota from Liverpool FC, Atlético jewel Joao Felix, ManCity professionals Ruben Dias, Bernardo Silva and Joao Cancelo and Raphael Guerreiro from Borussia Dortmund.
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Ex-Bayern professional Renato Sanches nominated again
He is competing with the conviction “that we can become European champions,” said Santos, for whom the success at the last European Championship five years ago was a real coup. The nominally weaker Iberians at the time prevailed in a tough final with 1-0 (0-0, 0-0) after extra time at the Stade de France against the favored hosts France, who could take revenge in the last group game on June 23 . Incidentally, the winning goal scorer from 2016 is no longer there: Éder, who is now 33 years old, was not nominated. But ex-Bayern professional Renato Sanches, who celebrated his breakthrough five years ago and is now active for OSC Lille.
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The Portugal squad:
Tor: Anthony Lopes (Olympique Lyon), Rui Patrício (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Rui Silva (Granada CF).
Defense: Joao Cancelo (Manchester City), Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers), José Fonte (LOSC Lille), Pepe (FC Porto), Rúben Dias (Manchester City), Nuno Mendes (Sporting Lissabon, Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund).
* Midfield: *Danilo Pereira (PSG), João Palhinha (Sporting Lissabon), Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Renato Sanches (LOSC Lille), Sérgio Oliveira (FC Porto), William Carvalho (Real Betis).
Attack: Pedro Gonçalves (Sporting Lissabon), André Silva (Eintracht Frankfurt), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City), Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus Turin), Diogo Jota (FC Liverpool), Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia), João Félix (Atlético Madrid), Rafa Silva (Benfica Lissabon).
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