PORTUGAL BY REVENGE (Group A)



The lusos arrive with spina nailed the last Euro. It is not easy to forget the disappointment experienced in 2004 after having lost in their own backyard before the surprising Greece. For this reason, the Euro 2008 will serve to demonstrate the fact that in recent years has not been the fruit of casuslidad, but the quality and work.




Portugal can not count on this occasion with two of the most important pieces of the last decade: Pedro Pauleta and Luis Figo, removed from the selection. But that does not mean that the team will lose and veteran leadership on the pitch. Deco, Maniche and Carvalho tried to convey the experience gained from many years of occupation.



Undoubtedly the defensive line is one of the strongest that owns this eleventh, thanks to the contribution of players like Carvalho, Fernando Meira or Miguel. Also, the middle field has both men recovery and creation. Among them Maniche, Petit, Cristiano Ronaldo, Simao and Queresma.




Revising the last performances of Portugal in the Euro, it appears that ha ido rising on concerns prominence. In England 96 were dismissed in the quarter-finals, 2000 in Holland reached the semi - finals; Portugal in 2004 achieved the sub - after losing the championship final with Greece.

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