Quaresma revival gives Portugal new optimism


Football Soccer - Portugal v Estonia- International Friendly - Lisbon, Portugal - 08/06/16. Portugal's Ricardo Quaresma (R) celebrates his goal with Cristiano Ronaldo. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante

(Reuters) - The resurgence of mercurial forward Ricardo Quaresma has raised Portugal's hopes for Euro 2016 even though it is still far from certain whether he will start against Iceland on Tuesday.

Quaresma was given a rare start in the final warm-up match against Estonia on Wednesday and responded with a virtuoso performance, even overshadowing Cristiano Ronaldo, as Portugal hit seven goals without reply.

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