The chase for the 2016 European Cup will take its next step on Sunday. Two teams attempting to qualify for the tournament will do battle in a match between Portugal and Serbia. The contest scheduled for 2:45 p.m. ET will be held at the Stadium of Light in Lisbon and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on ESPN2.
What They're Saying
Portugal manager Fernando Santos (via Daily Mail): The desire is to go to Belgrade [when they face Serbia on October 11] with qualification from the group already guaranteed. There will be no special care for anyone,. Portugal respects all of their players, Matic, [Zoran] Tosic, Markovic. I won't go on as I would have to name them all. As I told the players in this morning's meeting, the important thing is for us to be compact and dynamic."
Serbia manager Radovan Curcic (via Maisfutebol) "[It would be logical to expect defensive caution] in the visit to the Portuguese national team, which seeks to assume leadership of the group. [We] have a lot of offensive players quality and surely we will not be limited to defend. The quality of Ronaldo is indisputable, but he's not the only one. There are many players who can make a difference. Let's see which team is presen."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Very quietly, Nani has enjoyed success at Sporting Lisbon this campaign. In 22 appearances across all competitions, the 28-year-old has 10 goals and two assists.
Portugal's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Patricio; Coentrao, Carvalho, Alves, Cedric; Moutinho, Carvalho, Tiago; Ronaldo, Eder, Nani
Serbia's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Stojkovic; Ivanovic, Kolarov, Nastasic, Tosic; Tosic, Gudelj, Matic, Markovic; Tadic, Djuricic
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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