Goalkeeper Rui Silva replaces injured José Sá in the Portugal squad — DNOTICIAS.PT
Goalkeeper Rui Silva was called up to replace José Sá, who was injured, in Portugal’s squad for the games in group 2 of the League of Nations A, the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) announced today.
“Fernando Santos has called up Rui Silva for the four games in Portugal counting for Group 2 of the League of Nations. The Real Betis goalkeeper replaces José Sá, who was considered unfit by the FPF Health and Performance Unit”, he said. Hi.
José Sá was injured in the last game of the season in the English League, with the Wolverhampton goalkeeper leaving at half-time in Sunday’s game in which the team lost at Anfield Road to Liverpool (3-1).
In Group 2 of League A, Portugal starts by playing Spain, on June 2nd, in Seville, then plays twice in Alvalade, in 05, with Switzerland, and in 09, with the Czech Republic, to, on the 12th. , to act in Geneva, in the second clash with the Swiss.
After these four games, the last two meetings on 24 and the last two meetings on September 24, the first in the Czech Republic and the second in Braga, against the Spanish.
The ‘quinas’ team, winner of the first edition of the League of Nations in 2019, needs to win the group to reach the ‘final four’ of the third edition, the second being won by France, in a final with Spain, in 2021.
The finals of the League of Nations takes place from 14 to 18 June 2022, with the first four groups of League A, with the last of each group going down to League B.
List of the 26 called up:
– Goalkeepers: Rui Patrício (Roma, Ita), Diogo Costa (FC Porto) and Rui Silva (Betis, Esp).
– Defenders: Diogo Dalot (Manchester United, Ing), João Cancelo (Manchester City, Ing), Pepe (FC Porto), David Carmo (Sporting de Braga), Domingos Duarte (Granada, Esp), Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint-Germain ), Fra), Raphaël Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund, Ale) and Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain, Fra).
– Midfielders: Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton, Ing), Vítor Ferreira (FC Porto), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United, Ing), João Moutinho (Wolverhampton, Ing), Matheus Nunes (Sporting), William Carvalho (Betis, Esp), Palhinha (Sporting) and Bernardo Silva (Manchester City, England).
– Forwards: Otávio (FC Porto), André Silva (Leipzig, Ale), Diogo Jota (Liverpool, Ing), Ricardo Horta (Sporting de Braga), Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United, Ing), Rafael Leão (AC Milan, Ita) and Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia, Esp).