Top meets bottom in Sunday’s League A Group 2 UEFA Nations League showdown, as a pointless Switzerland side welcome group leaders Portugal to Geneva.
Top meets bottom in Sunday’s League A Group 2 UEFA Nations League showdown, as a pointless Switzerland side welcome group leaders Portugal to Geneva.
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Match: Portugal vs Switzerland
Date: June 13, 2022
Time: 12:15 AM (IST)
Venue: Estadio Jose Alvalade
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Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench during a Portugal game is truly a collector’s item, and manager Santos defended his decision not to start the five-time Ballon d’Or winner as the Selecao claimed a point in an opening stalemate with Iberian neighbours Spain. Horta’s first-ever goal for Portugal sees them occupy second place in the embryonic standings after one game, and a battle with the Czech Republic also awaits the inaugural Nations League champions either side of their double-header with the Swiss.
Preparations for Qatar 2022 are in full swing after Portugal ended the North Macedonian dream in the playoff final last month, and the Selecao have lost just once in 10 games since their disappointing elimination from Euro 2020. Failing to make it out of their Nations League group last year was something of a reality check for the world’s eighth-ranked nation, who have not failed to find the back of the net in a home fixture since November 2020 and are raring to go again.
Costa; Cancelo, Pepe, Pereira, Guerreiro; Silva, Neves, Fernandes; Jota, Ronaldo, Leao
Had Murat Yakin’s side been able to produce a more ruthless showing in Prague, they may not be starting matchday two at the bottom of the rankings with zero points to their name, but the Switzerland coach admitted that lessons must be learned from the defeat as they continue their journey to Qatar.
It is now three games without a win in all tournaments for the Rossocrociati, who have at least now found the back of the net in each of their last seven games, but their only win away from home in the Nations League since its inception came against minnows Iceland in October 2018. Portugal defeated Switzerland 3-1 en route to the trophy in the 2018-19 semi-finals courtesy of a Ronaldo hat-trick, which marked a fourth defeat on the bounce for the visitors on Selecao soil, and not since 1969 have the Rossocrociati won away from home against Portugal in any competition.
Sommer; Widmer, Schar, Elvedi, Rodriguez; Shaqiri, Freuler, Xhaka, Zuber; Okafor, Seferovic
Ever since the Nations League came about, Switzerland’s away day woes have not ceased, and Portugal can deepen the visitors’ relegation fears in front of their own fans. The returns of Ronaldo and Neves to the first XI ought to help the Selecao begin with more bite than they did against Spain, and we do not expect Yakin’s side to spring any surprises on Sunday.
Portugal have an exceptional squad but are yet to meet expectations in Europe. The Iberian giants have relied heavily on Cristiano Ronaldo in the past and will need their talisman to step up this weekend. Switzerland, meanwhile, can pull off an upset on their day but are not in particularly good form at the moment. Portugal are the better team on paper and should be able to win the game comfortably.
Portugal 2-1 Switzerland, as predicted by us.