Meixedo on Diogo Costa: “There when needed, more than expected” | OneFootball

Francisco Meixedo was one of the players present in the early hours of this Sunday at the Betano Medialivre Fan Zone, in Gaia, to watch the match between Portugal and Colombia, which ended in a goalless draw. Already through to the round of 32, the Seleção das Quinas thus finished the group stage in 2nd place in Group K, after a match in which the standout performer was between the posts.

We are speaking precisely about Diogo Costa, the national team goalkeeper, who made six top-class saves and kept Portugal’s goal intact. “It was another assured performance, the kind we were already used to,” stressed the Feirense keeper in an interview with Record, who happened to come through FC Porto’s youth ranks alongside the Portugal international: “Today [early Sunday morning] Diogo was there when needed, perhaps more times than we were expecting.”

“He is a great goalkeeper, easily world-class, and we’re very fortunate to have him in our national team,” Francisco Meixedo, 25, also emphasized. It should be remembered that, even before the match, the goalkeeper, who has previously been an Under-21 international, gave his view on what it means to represent Portugal at the highest level.

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