LISBON: FC Porto's Brazilian midfielder Deco insisted on Tuesday he felt just as Portuguese as Brazilian in a clear dig at critics of Portugal coach Luis Felipe Scolari's policy of selecting players like Deco, who have adopted Portuguese citizenship.
Anderson Luis de Souza, or Deco as he is known, was picked by Scolari last week for Saturday's friendly against Brazil in Porto.
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