The Portugal National U21 Football Team will be in Rio Maior until next thursday, in preparation for another important game European 2015 qualifying. Yesterday, On November 11st, was held the first training session in the new natural pitch of the Rio Maior Sports Complex.
Now the Rio Maior Sports Centre has 4 outdoor football training pitches. Two in natural grass, with 100 x 64 m and 60 x 70 m, two in synthetic turf with 100 x 64 x 40 m.
Until next Thursday the young national team will train intensely in the Sports Centre and then will leave to Israel where he will play against the team of that country. This will be a qualifying game for the European Championship Czech Republic 2015. The game will be played at the Stadium Ha Moshava in Petah Tikva on Monday, November 18th .
Rui Jorge the national coach , called for this important training camp 23 players:
Daniel Fernandes (VFL Osnabruck), José Sá (Marítimo) e Luís Ribeiro (Sporting);
João Amorim (Vitória de Guimarães), Luís Martins (Gil Vicente), Miguel Rodrigues (Nacional), Paulo Oliveira (Vitória de Guimarães), Raphael Guerreiro (FC Lorient), Rúben Vezo (Vitória de Setúbal) e Tiago Ilori (Liverpool);
André Gomes (Benfica), Tó Zé (FC Porto), Bernardo Silva (Benfica), João Mário (Sporting), Luís Gustavo (Rio Ave), Rafa (Sporting de Braga), Sérgio Oliveira (Paços de Ferreira) e Tiago Silva (Belenenses).
Aladje (Sassuolo), Betinho (Sporting), Ivan Cavaleiro (Benfica), Ricardo Pereira (FC Porto) e Ricardo Esgaio (Sporting).