In the final match of Group F of EURO 2024, despite having reached the final round early, Portugal still has a certain motivation to be determined to defeat Georgia when superstar Cristiano Ronaldo aims to score.
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Eight years ago, Portugal faced many difficulties in the group stage. At that time, they drew all 3 matches and were very lucky to have tickets to continue.
However, from the knockout matches, Portugal played very solidly and eventually defeated host France to win the championship. In addition to the decisive goal of reserve striker Eder, that year’s final also had a very strong “imprint” from Ronaldo .
Ronaldo’s Portugal is rated much higher than Kvaratskhelia’s Georgia
After being forced to leave the field early in the first half due to injury, Ronaldo urged his teammates strongly on the sideline. There was even a time when he was even more enthusiastic in tactical direction than Portugal’s coach at that time, Mr. Fernando Santos.
Currently, Ronaldo is over 39 years old, but he is still very flexible and knows how to demonstrate his leadership role. Ronaldo put aside his huge ego to pass the ball to teammate Bruno Fernandes to score, something few people believe when Ronaldo in that moment has not scored any goals in EURO 2024.
Now, things could be very different. First, Portugal reached the 1/8 round after 2 wins. Second, there is a lot of information that Ronaldo will be “retained”, which is more understandable than sitting on the bench in the upcoming match against Georgia.
But whether Ronaldo wants to play or not is up to him to decide. Portugal may not need a decisive win, but Ronaldo does need a goal. Therefore, Ronaldo still has the ability to play in the main to find joy for himself.
For Georgia, attending the EURPO Finals for the first time in history is a great success for this team. Not only that, with the draw with the Czech Republic, Georgia’s chance to pass the group stage is still there if they defeat Portugal.
However, the level between the two teams is quite different. This is also the time when Ronaldo should play because in an open match, the opportunity for him to score and Portugal to win is huge.
Expected lineup Georgia vs Portugal:
Georgia (3-1-4-2): Mamardashvili; Kverkvelia, Kashia, Dvali; Kakabadze; Kochorashvili, Mekvabishvili, Chakvetadze, Tsitaishvili; Mikautadze, Kvaratskhelia.
Portugal (4-2-3-1): Sa; Semedo, Silva, Inacio, Dalot; Neves, Nunes; Conceicao, Felix, Jota; Ronaldo.
Prediction: Portugal wins 2-0.
