Roberto Martínez calls up two Benfica players for Portugal friendlies | OneFootball

and Tomás Araújo were the Benfica players called up by Roberto Martínez for the National Team. In a press conference held at the City of Football in Oeiras, the Spanish coach announced the 27 players selected for the friendlies against Mexico and the USA.

As for other players with ties to Benfica, four names stand out among those called up by Roberto Martínez: João Cancelo, João Neves, João Félix, Gonçalo Ramos, and Gonçalo Guedes. Nélson Semedo - who is currently injured -, Rúben Dias, and Bernardo Silva were not chosen by the Spaniard.

Portugal has a match scheduled against Mexico on Sunday, March 29, at 02:00, at the Azteca Stadium. On Wednesday, April 1, at 00:00, the Portuguese team will conclude this preparation window for the World Cup against the USA, at the Mercedes Benz Stadium.

It is worth remembering that Portugal is in Group K, with Colombia – featuring Richard Ríos – and Uzbekistan, with one more opponent yet to be determined through a play-off between the Democratic Republic of Congo, Jamaica, and New Caledonia. The tournament starts on June 11.

Check out the call-ups: Goalkeepers: Diogo Costa (Porto), José Sá (Wolverhampton), and Rui Silva (Sporting); Defenders: Matheus Nunes (Sporting), Diogo Dalot (Man. United), João Cancelo (Barcelona), Nuno Mendes (PSG), Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting), Renato Veiga (Villarreal), António Silva (Benfica), and Tomás Araújo (Benfica); Midfielders: Rúben Neves (Al Hilal), Samu Costa (Mallorca), Mateus Fernandes (West Ham), Vitinha (PSG), João Neves (PSG), Bruno Fernandes (Man. United), Rodrigo Mora (Porto), and Pedro Gonçalves (Sporting); Forwards: Ricardo Horta (Braga), Pedro Neto (Chelsea), Gonçalo Guedes (Real Sociedad), Rafael Leão (Milan), Francisco Conceição (Juventus), Francisco Trincão (Sporting), João Félix (Al Nassr), and Gonçalo Ramos (PSG)

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