Portugal: Martínez relies on Cristiano Ronaldo – Leite for the first time

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Squad for EM qualifying games

Cristiano Ronaldo, who now plays for Al-Nassr FC, will continue as expected for Portugal’s national team. In addition to the 38-year-old superstar, who is also the record player and record goalscorer in his country, the new coach Roberto Martínez also nominated three Bundesliga professionals for the upcoming games in the European Championship qualifiers in Lisbon on Friday.

In addition to João Cancelo (FC Bayern) and Raphaël Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund), Diogo Leite (Union Berlin) is also in the Seleção squad for the first time. Portugal meet Liechtenstein in qualifiers for the Germany 2024 tournament on March 23 and travel to Luxembourg three days later.


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After the disappointing World Cup in Qatar and his move to Saudi Arabia, there were doubts as to whether five-time world footballer Ronaldo would continue to play for the Portuguese. Martínez explained why he relies on the attacker: “A player like Cristiano can bring a lot of experience, he’s a very important figure for the team.” He thinks “Cristiano has the opportunity to help the team”.

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