Portuguese National Team coach Paulo Bento has released a list of 20 players to represent the Seleccao in their upcoming match against Argentina tomorrow. This game will be the mouthwatering showdown of two of the greatest living footballers, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. This much-anticipated game will be held in Switzerland. Some surprise inclusions into the squad were Ricardo Quaresma, who has been enjoying a superb season in Turkey for Besiktas, and Hugo Ventura, who has been Portimonense’s first-choice goalkeeper for this season. Bento’s selection of Ventura has raised some eyebrows, but Bento stated that he was only choosing players who were playing reguarly, which Ventura has. Ricardo Carvalho was originally included, but has been replaced due to an injury. Ricardo Costa has been named as his replacement. Here is the full squad:
Goalkeepers: Eduardo (Genoa), Rui Patricio (Sporting), Hugo Ventura (Portimonense)
Defenders: Bruno Alves (Zenit St Petersburg), Bosingwa (Chelsea), Joao Pereira (Sporting Lisbon), Fabio Coentrao (Benfica), Rolando (Porto), Ricardo Costa (Valencia)
Midfielders: Carlos Martins (Benfica), Joao Moutinho (Porto), Raul Meireles (Liverpool), Paulo Machado (Toulouse), Miguel Veloso (Genoa)
Forwards: Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Danny (Zenit St Petersburg), Helder Postiga (Sporting), Hugo Almeida (Besiktas), Nani (Manchester United), Quaresma (Besiktas)