At the age of 41, the dream of Pepper to continue to hope for the final of Euro 2024The defeat on penalties against the France last night due to Joao Felix’s penalty miss and Theo Hernandez’s winning goal at the right moment.
At the end of the match, however, the central expert of the Portugal Roberto Martinez expressed all his regrethis face marked by tears, for the elimination from the European Championship: “I will not repeat what I said to Cristiano Ronaldo after the match, but we are very sad. Contrary to what many people think, we are very affected. We are frustrated for not having won this match, for having been eliminated from such an important competition, even though we knew we had the qualities to go further.
Honorable mention instead for the contribution of the fans in the stands last night in Hamburg and throughout the competition: “I have to thank the Portuguese fans. From day one, when I was naturalized, I said I would give everything I had. I gave back everything that Portugal gave me and the best way to do it was on the pitch, doing what I love the most, what I enjoy the most, giving joy to the Portuguese people. And I think they know it, when I see the standing ovation they gave me during the European Championships. Regardless of my level, I will always do my best for Portugal”, he concluded.