Portugal and Players

renato sanchez: The squad was named just four days after Portugal defeated hosts France on penalties to clinch their first ever major title, according to Xinhua China. Rui Jorge 17-man list includes seven players who took part in Portugal Euro under-21 campaign last year, in which they finished runners up. The players left out were Renato Sanchez, Raphael Guerreiro, Andre Gomes, Joao Mario, William Carvalho and Rafa Silva. Among them are Manchester United Bruno Varela and LIverpool Tiago Ilori. Portugal will play their first match of the Rio Games against Argentina at Rio Engenhao stadium on August 4. The three over-23 players are Porto Sergio Oliveira, CD Nacional Salvador Agra and Sporting Lisbon Andre Martins. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.