Nuno Mendes he spoke from Portugal’s retreat ahead of the matches against Poland (Friday) and Croatia (next Monday). The Paris Saint-Germain left-back also spoke about the call-up Nuno Tavaresrevelation of Baroni’s Lazio: “It’s a pleasure to play with Nuno. He’s a player with a lot of quality and he’s demonstrating it at Lazio. He’s a direct opponent for me but he has a lot of quality. I like having colleagues to learn from. It’s nice for me and for him, I think he made 8 assists this season. He has quality and will be important for us.”
On Ruben Amorim’s departure from Sporting: “I can only congratulate him. He is a coach who gives everything for football. He is having success and has the chance to do much more. I just want to wish him good luck. As for João Pereira , he is a good person and has the ability to continue the work that has been done, I think he will do a good job.”
The Seleção is one point away from reaching the quarter-finals: “I think the team is prepared. We have competitive and mature players. We will play at home against Poland and the fans will support us. We have to win, we are Portugal, I am very proud of represent Portugal. I give my all in training and in matches. I will always do my best to represent my country.”
Lewandowski’s absence: “He is a great player, the best in Poland, but he doesn’t play alone. Even without him Poland can play good football. If we are not the best version of Portugal, we will have difficulties.”