At 39 years old, Cristiano Ronaldo does not give up and wants to continue making history with the Portuguese team. After his debut in 2004 in the edition played at home, the Portuguese star was called up by coach Roberto Martínez to participate in his sixth European Championship, an achievement that defender Pepe will also achieve.
Cristiano Ronaldo, who has scored in every edition of the Euro Cup since his first participation in 2004, has 14 goals in the continental competition. Last year he also scored 10 goals in the qualifying matches for the tournament.
Ronaldo currently plays for Al-Nassr in the Saudi professional league, where he scored 42 goals and provided 13 assists in all competitions. “Cristiano? It’s better to talk about the data. He is a player who has scored 42 goals in 41 games for his club,” Martínez explained to justify the star’s call-up. “That shows his physical ability to always be in shape, in addition to the quality he has in front of the rival goal, something we need,” argued the Spanish coach.
Cristiano will not be the oldest member of the squad, since Martínez also called up Pepe, Porto defender, who turned 41 years old. The Portuguese-nationalized Brazilian was a fundamental piece for Porto this year, in which he played 38 games. The team reached the round of 16 of the Champions League and was third in the league, behind Sporting and Benfica. He is also in the Portuguese Cup final.
“Pepe’s role in the locker room is important, the way he represents the national team’s shirt. And it was interesting to see him play two games in March and keep a clean sheet during the 90 minutes he played. His communication, his positioning make him When he is fit, he is a very important player,” the coach highlighted.
Nine Premier League players were called up, including Ruben Días, Diogo Dalot, Bruno Fernándes, Bernardo Silva and Diogo Jota. Gonçalo Inacio is the only Sporting player in the squad.
The list of summoned
Goalkeepers: Diogo Costa (Porto), José Sa (Wolverhampton) and Rui Patricio (AS Roma).
Defenders: Antonio Silva (Benfica), Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain), Diogo Dalot (Manchester United), Gonçalo Inacio (Sporting), João Cancelo (Barcelona), Nelson Semedo (Wolves), Nuno Mendes (PSG), Pepe (Porto ) and Ruben Dias (Manchester City).
Midfielders: Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), Joao Neves (Benfica), Joao Palhinha (Fulham), Otavio Monteiro (Al Nassr), Ruben Neves (Al-Hilal) and Vitinha (PSG).
Delegates: Bernardo Silva (Manchester City), Cristiano Ronaldo (Al Nassr), Diogo Jota (Liverpool), Francisco Conceicao (Oporto), Gonçalo Ramos (PSG), João Félix (Barcelona), Pedro Neto (Wolves) and Rafael Leao (Milan ).
2024-05-22 15:14:16
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