"Pepe has been playing football for years, but I am here to fight for my place"

The middle Portuguese David Carmowho just finished his debut in a call-up to the senior team, said on Thursday that they know how good this team is Spain and this will be the most important match in this round of the Nations League.

“This is the first game, so this is the most important. We know the value that Spain has and what a great team,” he said at a press conference in Oeiras Soccer City, just outside Lisbon, where the team lusa began preparing for the four Nations League matches it played in June.

The first is on day 2 battles Spainin Seville, a detail already Carmo Considering that it could be useful for the future: “The fact of playing abroad will help prepare for what’s to come in December”, he assured.

A dream

Carmo22 years old and player of Sporting Bragamade his debut in a call-up to the absolute team after going through the U-19 and U-20, and ensured that “since I was a kid I dreamed” to wear a shirt of Portugal.

“My mentality is to look for more and more and my goal is to help the group continue to win more things and titles,” he said.

“I’m here to fight for my place”

And although he vowed he would help either on the lawn, on the bench or even on the stands, he left a warning to the players he was vying for a spot at eleven: “Pepe has already played football inside many years and he has conquered many things, but I am here to fight for my place.

The choice of Portugal It’s “focused” on the Nations League, which won in 2019: “This is the only -competition- we’re thinking about right now,” he assured.

The goal is clear: “We will win.” Then play against Spain, Portugal will deal Switzerland on day 5 already Czech Republic on the 9th, in both cases in Lisbon. On the 12th they will meet again Switzerlandon that occasion in Geneva.