Ronaldo and Ramos in a friendly clash tomorrow during the summit of Portugal and Spain

The Portuguese and Spanish teams meet tomorrow in the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, in an international friendly match, during which star Cristiano Ronaldo poses a tough test for the renewed "La Roja", led by veteran and former Ronaldo teammate Sergio Ramos.

Spain is playing its match against Portugal in a completely different lineup from the one that Ronaldo and his companions faced in the Russian World Cup in 2018, specifically on June 15, when the "Don" scored his country's hat-trick.

And only veteran captain Sergio Ramos, the record holder in the number of international matches (170), midfielder Sergio Busquets and goalkeeper David De Gea are currently in the ranks of Spain in the squad that played the World Cup match in Sochi.

Spain radically renewed its blood after its exit from the final eighth round of the World Cup finals, which saw the sacking of its coach Julen Lopetegui on the eve of its launch, for announcing Real Madrid training after the World Cup.

The signing of Luis Enrique in July 2019 was a refreshing breath for "La Roja", whose style of play still relies on short passes known as "Tiki Taka" and who led him to the top by crowning the 2010 World Cup and European Cup 2008 and 2012.

The new coach does not hesitate to summon more new players for every match.

Enrique renewed the summoning of promising Eric Garcia, Michael Merino and Ferran Torres, while some key elements such as Jordi Alba, Kouki and Saul Nigues were absent from the match against Portugal and its star, Ronaldo, who at the age of thirty-five continues to set his bright record, which boosted his goal with him last month by reaching the goal of 101 goals with a double in the net. Sweden (2-0) in September.

And Ronaldo is on the verge of the world record in the number of international goals and registered in the name of Iranian Ali Daei (109 goals).

The five-time Golden Ball winner for the best player in the world is still one of the most important elements if he is not the only star in the Portuguese national team led by Fernando Santos since 2014, which will be in front of Spain on the date of equalizing the record number of matches at the head of the technical management of his country, 74 matches have been registered so far under the name of Brazilian Luiz Felipe Scolari.

The Portuguese squad includes at least six players among the group that faced Spain in the Russian World Cup, indicating the strength of the Portuguese team, which has dominated the old continent since 2016 when it won the European Cup at the expense of host France, adding to it the title of champion of the first edition of the European Nations League Last year at the expense of the Netherlands.

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