Afonso Jesus wants Portugal “well prepared” against Spain: «It will be two very close matches» – Futsal
The forward Afonso Jesus said this Thursday that Portugal has to “prepare very well” for the two very “close” private meetings against Spain, with a view to participating in Euro’2022.
The Portuguese delegation arrived today in Malaga, where they will play the two matches with the Spanish team, which are part of the preparation of both sets for Euro’2022, to be held from January 19 to February 6, in the Netherlands.
“This is a team with a lot of history and very good quality players, very organized, which can surprise us at any moment and, therefore, we have to be very alert and very well prepared”, began by saying the athlete from Benfica, cited by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) media.
For the 23-year-old Quinas team player, who also plays as a regular, winning the World Cup this year “does not bring Portugal any advantage for these two preparatory games”, so it is necessary to “always face them with the responsibility “.
“We have to face the game with the same responsibility, knowing that we have our weapons and that we have our job, but that on the other side there is also a very valuable team, with very quality players, very organized. There will be two games. very good, of a lot of quality and very close, “perspected Afonso Jesus, who has 22 caps for the main Portuguese team.
These will be the last two preparation games for the national team before coach Jorge Braz reveals, at the end of December, a definitive list of squads for Euro2022.
Portugal is part of group A, along with the teams of Serbia, Netherlands and Ukraine. The Spanish team competes in group D, along with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Azerbaijan and Georgia.