Without superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal will take on Nigeria at José Alvalade Stadium in their last international friendly game before their debut at the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup . The matchwill be played today at 1:45 PM (ET) in Lisbon. Here you will find the confirmedlineups for both national teams. If you are in the US, you can watch it through FuboTV (free trial) .
Portugal will travel to Qatar as a contender thanks to their roster full of talented players. But they must be ready since they share group H with tough opponents such as Uruguay, South Korea and Ghana. Therefore, this match could be very important to start deciding the lineup that will open their participation in the FIFA World Cup against the Ghanaian squad on November 24.
The goal for Nigeria in this clash will be completely different for them because they weren’t able to qualify for the biggest tournament in the sport. They barely missed the cut, being eliminated by Ghana in an away goal tiebreaker after a 1-1 overall score. Although it’s going to be a good opportunity to play vs a powerful team.
Portugal lineup
Manager Fernando Santos presents a superb lineup in the last preparation match before Qatar 2022. Cristiano Ronaldo will not start in Lisbon, but he should be ready for the debut in the World Cup against Ghana.
Portugal’s lineup against Nigeria:Rui Patricio, Diogo Dalot, Rubén Dias, Antonio Silva, Nuno Mendes, Otavio, Bruno Fernandes, William Carvalho, Joao Félix, André Silva and Bernardo Silva.
Nigeria lineup
For Nigeria the context doesn’t require preserving key players since they won’t have a big competition up next. Considering this could be a good trial for the future of the team, they have more regular pieces in the lineup. Although there will be a notable absence since Napoli striker Victor Osimhen dropped from the squad after picking up an injury in his team’s win over Udinese last Saturday.
Nigeria’s lineup against Portugal: FrancisUzoho, Calvin Bassey, William Troost-Ekong, Kevin Akpoguma, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Wilfred Ndidi, MosesSimon, Alex Iwobi, Joe Aribo, Ademola Lookman and Terem Moffi.
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