Portugal take on the visitors Nigeria in a friendly international match. The match will be played on Thursday, November 17th.
Portugal are going to, most likely, the last "big" tournament for Cristiano Ronaldo (as well as for a number of other age veterans). No, it seems that the legendary striker does not intend to hang up his boots for the time being. But age is gradually taking its toll, and now at Manchester United he is increasingly on the bench. In general, now for many, the “chosen ones” have brighter stars, even without the injured Jota. Another thing is that Fernando Santos peaked about half a dozen years ago, when there was a sensational victory at the Euro and taking the first Europa League Cup. At the World Cup 2018, the Portuguese did not shine, as they did at Euro. Moreover, it was only through the playoffs that they managed to qualify for the World Cup - in the qualifying group, the Serbs turned out to be stronger. It was lucky that Italy sensationally lost to Macedonia - that one was beaten after the passage of Turkey, in the decisive round. In the League of Nations, the team seemed to look good, taking 10 points - but the dispute for 1st place was lost to Spain, 0-1 in the decisive home match.
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Nigeria will not be at the World Cup. The "Supereagles", despite the tight competition in Africa, since 1994 missed only 1 World Cup, without going to Germany in 2006. But this time the team was a little unlucky: it reached the decisive round of the playoffs, with Ghana. The Nigerians were no weaker than this opponent, but there was a goalless draw on the road, but in Abuja the teams exchanged goals. The away goal rule is still in effect here, and with this advantage, the Black Stars went further to Qatar. Not surprisingly, after that they said goodbye to coach. Peseiro, a fairly well-known Portuguese specialist, was appointed the new head coach in May. So far, he has not been particularly successful, but, on the other hand, now the result is not particularly needed, it is important to decide with whom to go through the next qualifying cycle.
It seems that Portugal and Nigeria, although they represent different continents, are geographically relatively close. It is even strange that the Super Eagles are coming to Lisbon for the first time in history. Bookmakers are confident in the victory of Portugal. They play at home and need to get in shape before the World Cup. We recommend betting on the victory of Ronaldo and the company with a handicap of "-1.5 goals scored".
Prediction for the match: Portugal to win with -1.5 handicap.
