Portuguese young star
Young Portuguese star Gonçalo Ramos wants to enjoy playing with superstars like Cristiano Ronaldo in his first World Cup. « It’s another opportunity for me to learn from great players. I’m happy to share the dressing room with them and be on the pitch together, » the 21-year-old Benfica Lisbon striker said ahead of the second game. of Portugal’s World Cup against Uruguay on Monday (8:00 p.m. CET/ARD and Magenta TV). « Everyone here is ready to be in the starting XI and to play. »
Ramos was first called up to the Portugal national team in September. He made his debut in a 4-0 win over Nigeria in the last friendly, scoring a goal when Ronaldo went down with the injury. Ramos plays as a centre-forward, which is usually filled by Ronaldo in Portugal. In the 3-2 win over Ghana at the start of the World Cup, Ramos came on as captain in the 88th minute.
His side Benfica are also unbeaten this season due to their strong performances in front of goal. Ramos has scored 14 goals and provided six assists in 21 games for Roger Schmidt’s side, who are still unbeaten in all competitions. Since the summer, this has earned him a market value increase of 10 million to currently stand at 24 million euros.
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Participating in the World Cup was something « special » for him, even without a big part of the game, Ramos said. « I made my debut for Portugal, I made my World Cup debut, » he said. « It’s the realization of a childhood dream for me. »
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