Ageing but dangerous, Portugal are still a threat


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 25 May 2016

UEFA European Championship 2016 - Portugal training session - Oeiras, Portugal - 23/05/16. Portugal's coach Fernando Santos speaks with his players. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante

LISBON (Reuters) - They may be over dependent on Cristiano Ronaldo and struggling to replace old faithfuls, yet under the wily leadership of Fernando Santos, Portugal can still be a threat.

Semi-finalists four years ago, Portugal suffered a miserable first-round exit at the World Cup in 2014 and followed that up by losing at home to Albania in their opening qualifier for Euro 2016.

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