Portugal-Turkey: the line-ups of the play-off! – Foot Mercato

Capital barrage for Portugal and Turkey tonight… After being scuttled by taking only one point in their last two qualifying matches, Fernando Santos’ men are forced to go through a cleaver barrage, something he had not happened to them since 2014. Opposite, Turkey, after a catastrophic Euro, has the possibility of qualifying for the World Cup. Stefan Kuntz’s men have not taken part in this competition since 2002, when they finished third, carried by a golden generation. The continuation after this publicity In any case, even in the event of victory, nothing will be done this evening since the winner will still have to beat Italy or North Macedonia in order to validate his ticket for Qatar. Fernando Santos has to deal with a decimated defense tonight. Pepe is positive for Covid-19, Ruben Dias is injured and João Cancelo is suspended. Among the surprises, Rui Patricio gives way to Diogo Costa in goal. Bernardo Silva is on the bench, in favor of Otavio. Opposite, Turkey aligns a very defensive composition. Lille’s Celik and Yilmaz are starters, as is Ünder. The official compositions: Portugal: Rui Patricio – Dalot, Danilo Pereira, Fonte, Guerreiro – Carvalho, Moutinho, Fernandes – Otavio, Ronaldo (cap.), Jota Turkey: Çakir – Kabak, Söyüncü, Demiral, Kutlu – Celik, Kokçu, Calhanoglu , Aktürkoglu – Yilmaz (cap.), Ünder