Roberto Martínez, Portugal coachwill keep both goalkeeper Diogo Costa and forward Cristiano Ronaldo in the starting eleven in this Wednesday’s match against Georgia, despite the fact that it will include many variations in the lineup, as confirmed on the eve of the duel in Gelsenkirchen.
“I can say that the captain is going to be in the starting eleven. It is important. He is coming from a season in which he plays every game, with many minutes and he is going to continue playing, with a competitive pace, because it is not good to stop and then reactivate in six days. The captain and Diogo Costa will be in the starting lineup,” he announced at a press conference on the eve of the duel.
“Diogo Costa is going to be in the starting lineup, because I don’t rotate in goal,” added the coach, who explained that winger Francisco Conceiçao’s condition of suspension does not affect his decision whether or not to choose him for the starting lineup against Georgia.
He also assured that Gonçalo Ramos, Nuno Mendes and Diogo Jota are “fit” for the match, although he added that not to “play 90 minutes, because they have only played one training with the team“But medically they are fit,” he added.
