Portugal secures its ticket to the round of 16 of Euro 2024 with one round to spare and with the certainty of first place in the standings. Clear success against Turkey, practice closed in less than an hour. The next match against Georgia will be a formality and the opportunity for Roberto Martinez to field whoever has played less. Appointment on June 26th at the Arena auf Schalke in Gelsenkirchen, kick-off at 9pm. The date of the round of 16 is also already known, which the Lusitanians will play on July 1st in Frankfurt against the third-placed team in one of the groups between A/B /C.
The report card edited by MilanNews.it by Rafa Leao: rating 5.5
Of esteem, especially because Portugal with him on the pitch effectively closes the practical match, qualification and first place. And because after all he had a hand in the first goal by initiating the action that would then lead to Bernardo Silva’s goal. But in fact it cannot be said that he repays in the best way the trust given to him, once again from the 1st minute, by Roberto Martinez. A few numbers but overall a distracted performance and with the aggravating circumstance of another warning for simulation: once again the referee falls for it, the referee doesn’t fall for it. Two matches, two yellows for the same reason and a one-match disqualification. Luckily for him the match has no value except for the statistics. Unfortunately for him, Roberto Martinez may have quality alternatives at his disposal and if this is his attitude it is not certain that he will find himself a starter in the round of 16. Meanwhile, the substitution suffered in the 45th minute is already a good warning.
