New Portugal Striker Grabs Attention: Portugal was held for a draw by Luca Modric’s Croatia as the two teams tested their tusks in the UEFA Nations League. The Seleccao went to the match without their star players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Bruno Fernandes, and Bernardo Silva.
In the match, Joao Felix gave Portugal the lead in the 33rd minute, but Josko Gvardiol netted the equalizer for Croatia 20 minutes into the second half.
New Portugal Striker Grabs Attention:
After the match, Portuguese coach Roberto Martinez praised the newcomers, especially the new forward Fabio Fabio Silva.
“But the debuts of Nuno Tavares against Poland and Tomás Araújo, very different players. I really liked Tomás Araújo’s personality. I think he’s an incredible player. Starting from the beginning and performing like that shows his personality and quality for the future. Also, Tiago Djaló, playing in a different position and at a difficult moment in the game, but I really liked it.
“Fabio Silva is the same as we’ve already talked about, he’s a different forward, he has interesting skills – Gonçalo Ramos, Ronaldo, and Jota are different. I really enjoyed the training camp, it’s not easy to use a lot of players and maintain the same level. We saw Portugal in the second half against Poland and the first half today. Players like João Félix and José Sá also showed why they are important.”
Portugal is well ahead in the group that consists of Croatia, Scotland, and Poland. The Seleccao has 14 points from 6 games with 4 wins and 2 draws. Croatia sits in second with 8 points while Scotland and Poland sit in the bottom half with 7 and 4 points, respectively.
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