At last! Paulinho called up by Roberto Martínez to national team | OneFootball

The Portuguese Football Federation announced changes to the National Team squad for the friendlies against Mexico (28th) and the USA (April 1st), with the call-up of Paulinho. The Toluca striker fills one of the spots left open after the withdrawals of Rafael Leão and Rodrigo Mora, in the last squad announcement before the 2026 World Cup.

At 34 years old, the striker who played for Sporting has three caps for the senior national team. Paulinho will join the team in Cancún, where Portugal will hold their training camp before the match against Mexico, scheduled for the reopening of the Azteca Stadium.

It is worth noting that the now fully finalized squad list for the National Team concerns the friendlies against Mexico and the United States, which will take place on the 29th of this month (02:00) and April 1st (00:07), respectively.

Check out the final list:

Defenders: Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting), Diogo Dalot (Manchester United), Nuno Mendes (PSG), Tomas Araújo (Benfica), António Silva (Benfica), Renato Veiga (Villarreal), João Cancelo (Barcelona), Matheus Nunes (Manchester City)

Midfielders: Pedro Gonçalves (Sporting), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), Vitinha (PSG), João Neves (PSG), Samuel Costa (Mallorca), Rúben Neves (Al-Hilal), Mateus Fernandes (West Ham)

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