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Poland national football team
Nations League | League A
Oct 12, 2024 at 7.45pm UK
Stadion Slaski
Portugal national football team

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Zielinski (78')
Walukiewicz (45+1'), Frankowski (51'), Piatek (88'), Skorupski (88')
FT(HT: 0-2)
Silva (26'), Ronaldo (37'), Bednarek (88' og.)
Neto (32')

Portugal lineup vs. Poland: Predicted XI for UEFA Nations League contest

Cristiano Ronaldo back on the bench? Predicted Portugal lineup vs. Poland
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Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Portugal could line up for Saturday's UEFA Nations League clash with Poland.

After claiming maximum points in September, League A Group 1 pace-setters Portugal will be aiming to maintain their 100% record in this season's UEFA Nations League when meeting Poland on Saturday.

It remains to be seen whether head coach Roberto Martinez restores his star player to the Selecao's starting lineup, as Cristiano Ronaldo was benched against Scotland last time out, before coming off the bench to spectacular effect.

His impact - most notably scoring a late winner at Hampden - bolstered the 39-year-old's claims for selection ahead of Liverpool forward Diogo Jota, while Paris Saint-Germain striker Goncalo Ramos is currently out of the picture.

Either would most likely link up with AC Milan winger Rafael Leao in the final third, while Chelsea pair Pedro Neto and Joao Felix lead the queue to join them. Juventus new boy Francisco Conceicao is another contender, having missed out through injury last month.

Martinez has selected four uncapped players - Farense goalkeeper Ricardo Velho, Mallorca midfielder Samu Costa, Benfica's Tomas Araujo and another Chelsea man, Renato Veiga - but none are expected to start this weekend.

Meanwhile, Sporting Lisbon trio Goncalo Inacio, Geovany Quenda and Pedro Goncalves are all sidelined by injury, and reserve goalkeeper Jose Sa has been dropped.

Once again, Porto stopper Diogo Costa should start between the posts, behind a defence featuring centre-back pair Ruben Dias and Andre Silva; Nuno Mendes should claim the left-back berth, while Nelson Semedo and Diogo Dalot fight it out for selection on the right.

Due to Joao Palhinha's lack of action at Bayern Munich, Vitinha may be preferred alongside Manchester-based duo Bernardo Silva and Bruno Fernandes in midfield.

Portugal possible starting lineup: Costa; Dalot, Dias, A. Silva, Mendes; B. Silva, Vitinha, Fernandes; Neto, Ronaldo, Leao

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League A1

TeamPWDLPTS
Q Portugal Portugal642014
Q Croatia Croatia62228
3 Scotland flag Scotland62137
4 Poland Poland61144

League A2

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Q France France641113
Q Italy Italy641113
3 Belgium Belgium61144
4 Israel Israel61144

League A3

TeamPWDLPTS
Q Germany Germany642014
Q Netherlands Netherlands62319
3 Hungary Hungary61326
4 Bosnia Bosnia H'vina60242

League A4

TeamPWDLPTS
Q Spain Spain651016
Q Denmark Denmark62228
3 Serbia Serbia61326
4 Switzerland Switzerland60242

League B1

TeamPWDLPTS
Q Czech Republic Czech Republic632111
2 Ukraine Ukraine62228
3 Georgia Georgia62137
4 Albania national flag Albania62137

League B2

TeamPWDLPTS
Q England flag England650115
2 Greece Greece650115
3 Ireland Rep. Ireland62046
4 Finland Finland60060

League B3

TeamPWDLPTS
Q Norway Norway641113
2 Austria Austria632111
3 Slovenia Slovenia62228
4 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan60151

League B4

TeamPWDLPTS
Q Wales flag Wales633012
2 Turkey Turkey632111
3 Iceland Iceland62137
4 Montenegro Montenegro61053

League C1

TeamPWDLPTS
Q Sweden Sweden651016
2 Slovakia Slovakia641113
3 Estonia Estonia61144
4 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan60151

League C2

TeamPWDLPTS
Q Romania Romania550015
2 Kosovo flag Kosovo540112
3 Cyprus Cyprus62046
4 Lithuania Lithuania60060

League C3

TeamPWDLPTS
Q Northern Ireland flag N. Ireland632111
2 Bulgaria Bulgaria62319
3 Belarus Belarus61417
4 Luxembourg flag Luxembourg60333

League C4

TeamPWDLPTS
Q Macedonia N. Macedonia651016
2 Armenia Armenia62137
3 Faroe Islands Faroe Islands61326
4 Latvia Latvia61144

League D1

TeamPWDLPTS
Q San Marino flag San Marino42117
2 Gibraltar flag Gibraltar41306
3 Liechtenstein flag Liechtenstein40222

League D2

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Q Republic of Moldova Moldova43019
2 Malta flag Malta42117
3 Andorra flag Andorra40131


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