Ferro called up to the National team

Fresh news! Ferro, Benfica's center-back, was called up by the national coach Fernando Santos to be a part of the squad which will face the next two matches of the 2020 European Cup qualifiers.

A debut in the Portuguese National Team, Ferro (replaces the injured Pepe) joins Rúben Dias, Pizzi and Rafa in the group of Benfiquistas.

The current European champions, Portugal compete in Group B along with Serbia, Lithuania, Ukraine and Luxembourg.

SQUAD LIST OF PORTUGAL

Goalkeepers: Beto (Goztepe), José Sá (Olympiacos) and Rui Patrício (Wolverhampton);

Defenders: João Cancelo (Manchester City), Nélson Semedo (Barcelona), José Fonte (Lille), Ferro (Benfica), Rúben Dias (Benfica), Daniel Carriço (Seville), Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund) and Mário Rui (Napoli);

Midfielders: Danilo Pereira (FC Porto), Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton), William Carvalho (Bétis), Bruno Fernandes (Sporting), João Moutinho (Wolverhampton), Pizzi (Benfica) and Renato Sanches (Lille);

Forwards: Bernardo Silva (Manchester City), Daniel Podence (Olympiacos), Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia), Rafa (SL Benfica), Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton) and João Félix (Atlético Madrid).

Pics: Isabel Cutileiro / SL Benfica