Portugal put four past Greece in Euro qualification tournament

The national under-19 squad finished Group 7 of the the European Championship Qualification Tournament in the best way possible this weekend, beating Greece 4-0 in Viseu.

Alvalade youngers Pedro Silva and Pedro Empis (substituted in the 66th minute for Fernando Fonseca) both started for Emílio Peixe's side, while Bubacar Djaló was introduced to the action with 13 minutes left on the clock in place of Renato Sanches. On target for Portugal were Gonçalo Rodrigues (15’), Rúben Dias (33’), Renato Sanches (70’) and Alexandre Silva (87’).

The result sees Portugal finish the mini tournament with three wins in three matches, having scored 10 and conceded none.

Also qualified for the next phase are Greece, Croatia, Montenegro, England, Italy, Turkey, Ukraine, Israel, Denmark, France, Holland Czech Republic, Serbia, Belgium and Sweden.

Portugal geating up for Euro Qualification Tournament

The national under-19 coach Emílio Peixe has included three Sporting players in his squad for the coming European Championship 2016 Qualification tournament.

Goalkeeper Pedro Silva, left-back Pedro Empis and defensive midfielder Bubacar Djaló are the Alvalade trio who will feature against Moldova (Nelas Municipal Stadium, 10th of November), Lithuania (Fontelo Municipal stadium, 12th of December) and Greece (Fontelo Municipal Stadium, 15th of November).

Squad list in full: Carlos Alves, Fábio Duarte, Pedro Silva; David Sualehe, Fernando Fonseca, TFrancisco Ferreira, Jorge Fernandes, Ruben Dias, Yuri Ribeiro, Bubacar Djaló, Gonçalo Rodrigues, João Carvalho, Pedro Empis, Pedro Rodrigues, Pedro Delgado, Renato Sanches, Alexandre Silva, André Ribeiro, Buta, Diogo Gonçalves and Luís Mata.