Unlike what happened in the preparation for the match with Poland, in which the national team did not need to train the previous day on Polish soil, arriving in Warsaw only at the end of the day, Portugal landed yesterday morning in Glasgow and arrived in Warsaw at the end of the day. I have already worked on Scotland two days before tomorrow's match at 7:45pm, in the fourth round of Group A1 of the UEFA Nations League, at the legendary Hampden Park. Items most used by Roberto Martinez – Key players, Francisco Trincao and Diogo Jota, played around 30 minutes in the 3-1 win over Poland – Only recovery work took place in the facilities of the hotel where the Portuguese delegation was staying, while the rest of the team members stayed down to The pitch is at SMiSA Stadium, owned by St Mirren (currently ranked sixth in the domestic championship) and located in Paisley, about 20 kilometers from central Glasgow. This was the “headquarters” chosen by the National Football Federation for the national team during these two days. Tomas Araújo, Joao Baleña and Francisco Conceicao were left out of the squad for the match against Poland due to a technical selection, and were three of the players who worked under the extremely low temperatures (about 6 degrees) felt at this time in Scotland. The vast majority use gloves and high-collared shirts to protect themselves.
Today, Roberto Martinez's men return to prepare for the confrontation at the same place, also in the afternoon, at 5:30 p.m., with official training. The press conference to review the match with Scotland will be held in the same place, but one hour before it, starting at 4:30 pm, with the national coach and the designated player present in the room to answer questions posed by journalists.
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