On the evening of May 21, the Portuguese team announced the list of players who will attend Euro 2024 and Cristiano Ronaldo is an indispensable name.
Ronaldo will attend Euro 2024 at the age of 39 – Photo: GETTY
In the list of 26 Portuguese players participating in Euro 2024, up to 3 people are playing in Saudi Arabia. Among these is of course Cristiano Ronaldo , who plays for Al-Nassr.
Even though he is 39 years old, Ronaldo still shows remarkable performance in the club shirt, appearing in 42 matches and also scoring 42 goals in all competitions this season. At the same time, he contributed 13 assists to Al-Nassr.
In addition, Ronaldo has also been Portugal ‘s captain for many years, so it is difficult for coach Roberto Martinez to leave his name out.
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The remaining two names summoned from Saudi Arabia are midfielders Ruben Neves (Al-Hilal) and Otavio (Al-Nassr). Both have made many contributions to the club’s colors. However, leaving Europe before turning 30 made them not highly appreciated by fans.
Besides these three players, all the rest are playing in Europe.
In general, Portugal does not lack stars with names like Diogo Dalot, Bruno Fernandes (Man United), Ruben Dias (Man City), Joao Cancelo (Barcelona), Diogo Jota (Liverpool), Goncalo Ramos (PSG). ..
Ronaldo and Portugal won Euro 2016. But since then, this team has often disappointed in major tournaments. At Euro 2020, Portugal could not successfully defend the championship when it was eliminated from the round of 16 even though Ronaldo was the top scorer.
At the 2018 World Cup, Portugal stopped in the round of 16, and the 2022 World Cup is in the quarterfinals.
Portugal squad list for Euro 2024
Thủ môn: Diogo Costa (Porto), Jose Sa (Wolves), Rui Patricio (AS Roma).
Players: Antonio Silva (Benfica), Danilo Pereira (PSG), Diogo Dalot (Man United), Goncalo Inacio (Sporting), Joao Cancelo (Barcelona), Nelson Semedo (Wolves), Nuno Mendes (PSG), Pepe (Porto) , Ruben Dias (Manchester City).
See: Bruno Fernandes (Man United), Joao Neves (Benfica), Joao Palhinha (Fulham), Otavio Monteiro (Al-Nassr), Ruben Neves (Al-Hilal), Vitinha (PSG).
Players: Bernardo Silva (Manchester City), Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr), Diogo Jota (Liverpool), Francisco Conceicao (Porto), Goncalo Ramos (PSG), Joao Felix (Barcelona), Pedro Neto (Wolves) and Rafael Leao (AC Milan).
