Portugal take on the visitors Switzerland in the round 2 match of League A in UEFA Nations League. The match will be played on Sunday, June 5th at Estádio José Alvalade (Lisbon).
Portugal team is now preparing, first of all, for the World Cup. Everyone is well aware that this will definitely be the last tournament for Cristiano Ronaldo. The striker is certainly a mega-pro, but still, he is 37 years old. And the last season, at Manchester United, showed that, with all his class, he is losing ground. Like many of his partners, after all, the backbone of the “chosen ones” is age veterans. The signal was that already twice in the selections the ex-European champion took 2nd place in the groups. In the spring I had to play an additional playoff. And it was lucky that Italy failed there. So it was enough for Fernando Santos' wards to beat not the giants, Turkey and North Macedonia on their fields. Summer began with the start of the League of Nations. With Spain, losing for a long time, in the end, the Portuguese were able to snatch a draw due to a late goal by Horta.
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Since 2004, Switzerland have missed only 1 tournament, Euro 2012. And starting the “Brazilian” World Cup they invariably went to the playoffs. Nothing has changed even after the “neutrals” had a new mentor. Petkovic at last year's European Championship reached the quarterfinals with his wards. In the playoffs, they knocked out France, and then lost to Spain in a penalty shootout. But after that, Vladimir decided to try his hand at Bordeaux, which ended in failure. He was replaced by Murat Yakin, and was able to keep all the achievements of his predecessor. The Swiss managed not to lose to Italy in the autumn, and, as a result, bypassed the newly-champion of the continent and took 1st place. So the team (unlike the Azzurra) is preparing for the World Cup. And now the coaching staff has gathered almost all the best, except perhaps Zakaria from Juventus. June began with an away defeat of the Czech Republic.
In the qualification for the 2018 World Cup, the teams exchanged home victories with an identical score of 2-0. 3 years ago, in the final of the first League of Nations, Portugal were able to beat Switzerland at home with a score of 3-1. Bookmakers consider Portugal to be the favorite of this pair. But they didn't particularly impress with Spain, and it's unlikely there will be sparkling football. We are waiting for "total under 2.5 goals scored".
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 scored goals.
