This Thursday, Fernando Santos announced the squad for the next national team games against Qatar and Luxembourg at a press conference held in the City of Football.
Portugal will face Qatar in a private match at the Algarve Stadium on October 9 (20:15), followed by Luxembourg’s reception, also at the Algarve Stadium, on October 12 (19:45), in the 2022 World Cup qualifier. …
Portuguese-Brazilian Mateus Nunez is headline news on the roster after the Sporting player himself admitted he had agreed to represent Portugal after rejecting a call from Brazil.
As for the previous squad, out of 25 players, Gonzalo Inacio, Otavio and Pedro Goncalves are eliminated. Mateus Nunez and William Carvalho are on the list of 24 elements.
Here is the lineup of Fernando Santos’ team:
GOALKEEPER: Anthony Lopez, Diogo Costa, Rui Patricio;
PROTECTION: Diogo Dalot, Joao Canselo, Domingos Duarte, Pepe, Ruben Diaz, Nuno Mendes, Rafael Guerreiro,
AVERAGE: Danilo Pereira, Joao Paligna, Ruben Neves, Bruno Fernandez, Joao Mario, Joao Moutinho, Mateus Nunez, William Carvalho;
ADVANCED: Bernardo Silva, André Silva, Cristiano Ronaldo, Diogo Jota, Gonçalo Gedes and Rafa Silva.
