By Reinaldo Oliveros
Jun 17, 2024, 09:23 AM EDT
Portugal will seek its second Euro Cup in history after having won it in 2016. Only a small group of players remains from that title led by Cristiano Ronaldo.
Only four players remain from the glory that Portugal achieved at the Stade Saint Denis in France against the locals.
Cristiano Ronaldo, Pepe, Rui Patricio and Danilo Pereira. Pepe, 41 years old; Christian, 39; Rui Patricio, 36; and Danilo Pereira, then 24 years old, now 32.
Eder, from scorer in the final to forgotten by the Portuguese team
From that Fernando Santos team, dismissed at the end of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, The figure of the final was Éder, the scorer in extra time, now retired and whose last international match was in November 2018. He played 35 duels with Portugal, with five goals.
In the midfield, the four starters are still active but outside of the Euro Cup from that duel: Renato Sanches, 26 years old and in Roma; Adrien Silva, with 35 in Río Ave; Joao Mario, with 31 at Benfica; and William Carvalho, with 32 at Betis.
Also Rafa Silva, with 31 at Benfica; André Gomes, with 30 at Everton, who paid 25 million to Barcelona for his transfer in 2019; and Joao Moutinho, 37 and last year at Sporting de Braga.
Ricardo Quaresma is already retired, while Nani still plays in Türkiye at 37 years old.
Cristiano Ronaldo vs. Schick: the duel of scorers of Euro 2020
The match of the first day of group F of Euro 2024 between Portugal and the Czech Republic This Tuesday he will face Cristiano Ronaldo and Patrick Schick, the two top scorers of the last edition of the tournament, with five goals each in four and five games, respectively.
The award went to the Portuguese star, who tipped the race in his favor for having provided a goal assist, apart from having scored five goals over 360 minutes of play, until his team was eliminated in the round of 16 with a 1-0 defeat against Belgium.
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