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      <title>Silva, Conceicao get Portugal call ahead of Euro 2024</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Young forwards Jota Silva and Francisco Conceicao were on Friday called up to the Portugal squad for the first time alongside star Cristiano Ronaldo for friendlies ahead of Euro 2024.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Coach Roberto Martinez unveiled a 32-man group for friendlies against Sweden and Slovenia in the run-up to the tournament in Germany from June 14 to July 14.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“(It) will allow us to gather information to put together a balanced team,” the Spanish coach told a press conference.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Both Conceicao, 21, and Silva, 24, play in the Portuguese league with FC Porto and Vitoria Guimaraes respectively.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Veteran stars Ronaldo, 39, and 41-year-old defender Pepe lead the 2016 European champions’ lineup with the game against Sweden next Thursday in Guimaraes and away to Slovenia in Ljubljana on March 26.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“These two matches are very good opportunities for the players to show what they can bring to the group,” Martinez added.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Portugal will also play more three friendly matches at home in June against Finland, Croatia and the Republic of Ireland.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Portugal squad&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Goalkeepers: Diogo Costa (FC Porto), Jose Sa (Wolverhampton/ENG), Rui Patricio (AS Roma/ITA)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Defenders: Joao Cancelo (FC Barcelona/ESP), Nelson Semedo (Wolverhampton/ENG), Joao Mario (FC Porto), Diogo Dalot (Manchester United/ENG), Raphael Guerreiro (FC Bayern Munich/GER), Nuno Mendes (PSG/FRA), Diogo Leite (Union Berlin/GER), Ruben Dias (Manchester City/ENG), Pepe (FC Porto), Antonio Silva (Benfica), Gonçalo Inacio (Sporting Lisbon), Toti Gomes (Wolverhampton/ENG), Danilo Pereira (PSG/FRA)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Midfielder: Joao Palhinha (Fulham/ENG), Ruben Neves (Al-Hilal/KSA), Joao Neves (Benfica), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United/ENG), Otavio Monteiro (Al Nasr/KSA), Vitinha (PSG/FRA), Matheus Nunes (Manchester City/ENG), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City/ENG)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Forwards: Francisco Conceiçao (FC Porto), Jota Silva (Vitoria Guimaraes), Ricardo Trincao (Sporting Lisbon), Bruma (Sporting Braga), Rafael Leao (AC Milan/ITA), Joao Felix (FC Barcelona/ESP), Cristiano Ronaldo (Al Nassr/KSA), Gonçalo Ramos (PSG/FRA)&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>Young forwards Jota Silva and Francisco Conceicao were on Friday called up to the Portugal squad for the first time alongside star Cristiano Ronaldo for friendlies ahead of Euro 2024.</strong></p>
<p>Coach Roberto Martinez unveiled a 32-man group for friendlies against Sweden and Slovenia in the run-up to the tournament in Germany from June 14 to July 14.</p>
<p>“(It) will allow us to gather information to put together a balanced team,” the Spanish coach told a press conference.</p>
<p>Both Conceicao, 21, and Silva, 24, play in the Portuguese league with FC Porto and Vitoria Guimaraes respectively.</p>
<p>Veteran stars Ronaldo, 39, and 41-year-old defender Pepe lead the 2016 European champions’ lineup with the game against Sweden next Thursday in Guimaraes and away to Slovenia in Ljubljana on March 26.</p>
<p>“These two matches are very good opportunities for the players to show what they can bring to the group,” Martinez added.</p>
<p>Portugal will also play more three friendly matches at home in June against Finland, Croatia and the Republic of Ireland.</p>
<p>Portugal squad</p>
<p>Goalkeepers: Diogo Costa (FC Porto), Jose Sa (Wolverhampton/ENG), Rui Patricio (AS Roma/ITA)</p>
<p>Defenders: Joao Cancelo (FC Barcelona/ESP), Nelson Semedo (Wolverhampton/ENG), Joao Mario (FC Porto), Diogo Dalot (Manchester United/ENG), Raphael Guerreiro (FC Bayern Munich/GER), Nuno Mendes (PSG/FRA), Diogo Leite (Union Berlin/GER), Ruben Dias (Manchester City/ENG), Pepe (FC Porto), Antonio Silva (Benfica), Gonçalo Inacio (Sporting Lisbon), Toti Gomes (Wolverhampton/ENG), Danilo Pereira (PSG/FRA)</p>
<p>Midfielder: Joao Palhinha (Fulham/ENG), Ruben Neves (Al-Hilal/KSA), Joao Neves (Benfica), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United/ENG), Otavio Monteiro (Al Nasr/KSA), Vitinha (PSG/FRA), Matheus Nunes (Manchester City/ENG), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City/ENG)</p>
<p>Forwards: Francisco Conceiçao (FC Porto), Jota Silva (Vitoria Guimaraes), Ricardo Trincao (Sporting Lisbon), Bruma (Sporting Braga), Rafael Leao (AC Milan/ITA), Joao Felix (FC Barcelona/ESP), Cristiano Ronaldo (Al Nassr/KSA), Gonçalo Ramos (PSG/FRA)</p>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2024 00:26:56 +0500</pubDate>
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