The Portuguese national team “put martial law” to play against Slovenia, Ronaldo practiced hard and dreamed of scoring

On June 27, after completing the EURO 2024 group stage with a 0-2 defeat to Georgia, the Portuguese national team was released from camp. According to A Bola, Ronaldo and his teammates had a full 24 hours with their families, after a tiring week with 3 group stage matches.

Training session on June 28 of the Portuguese national team

But on June 28, the Portuguese team immediately returned to high-intensity training. Coach Martinez assessed Slovenia as an opponent that could cause many difficulties for his team. The proof was that this team held England to a 0-0 draw in the final match of the group stage, almost causing the “Three Lions” to fall into the “death” bracket.

Therefore, Portugal must have the best preparation right from this moment. The training session of coach Roberto Martinez and his team began with a minute of silence, paying tribute to the late legend Manuel Fernandes, who passed away at the age of 73 on June 27.

After that, coach Martinez’s team went through high-intensity training. According to journalist Miguel Mendes in A Bola, after 1 day of being released from camp, the Portuguese players tried to follow the training plan set out by coach Martinez and the Portuguese coaching staff.

Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is of course the center of attention. The Portuguese captain played all three matches in the group stage but did not score any goals. Remember when coach Martinez replaced CR7 and left the field in the match against Georgia, the striker kicked a water bottle, an action that caused him to be criticized by the media in his hometown.

Ronaldo was in a good mood during the last training session. He smiled and chatted with Pepe, then worked hard with his teammates. With the current situation, it is likely that CR7 will start again when Portugal faces Slovenia.

Photos of the Portuguese national team’s training session: