Portugal announced the list of players chosen by the coach to represent the Seleção in Germany this summer. Pepe is one of them, and he is 41 years old.
This Tuesday afternoon, Roberto Martinez revealed a list of 26 players called up to represent Portugal during the upcoming European Football Championship, which will be held in Germany this summer (June 14 – July 14).
Nuno Mendes, Gonzalo Ramos, Vitinha, Danilo Pereira… all Portuguese internationals who play for Paris Saint-Germain will be there this summer. It was clear for most of them, especially Vitinha, who is coming off perhaps the best season of his young career. They will be accompanied by veteran Pepe (41 years old), as well as Cristiano Ronaldo.
Three matches prepared as an appetizer
They will not be around much with the experienced Bernardo Silva, Bruno Fernandes, Joao Cancelo and Rui Patricio to supervise the young elements such as Pedro Neto, Francisco Conceicao in attack and Joao Neves in the midfield.
Portugal, which won at the expense of France (1-0) in the final eight years ago, had disappeared in eighth place in the previous edition, which was dominated by Belgium. In Germany, Portugal was in Group Six, alongside Türkiye, Georgia and the Czech Republic.
Portugal will play three preparatory matches against Finland (June 4), Croatia (June 8) and Ireland (June 11). The Seleção will enter the competition next June 18 against the Czech Republic in Dortmund.
Portugal 26 players
Guardians: Diogo Costa (Porto), Jose Sa (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Rui Patricio (Roma).
Defenders: Antonio Silva (Benfica), Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint-Germain), Diogo Dalot (Manchester United), Gonzalo Inacio (Sporting Lisbon), Joao Cancelo (Barcelona), Nelson Semedo (Wolverhampton), Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain), Pepe ( Barcelona). Porto), Ruben Dias (Manchester City).
Midfielders: Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), Joao Neves (Benfica), Joao Baleña (Fulham), Otavio Montero (Al Nassr), Ruben Neves (Al Hilal), Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain).
Attackers: Bernardo Silva (Manchester City), Cristiano Ronaldo (Al Nasr), Diogo Jota (Liverpool), Francisco Conceição (Porto), Gonzalo Ramos (Paris Saint-Germain), Joao Felix (Barcelona), Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Rafael Leao. (Italian club Milan).
