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Fans are excited to see the 22-year-old Goncalo Ramos start with Cristiano Ronaldo up front in Portugal's UEFA Euro 2024 qualifier against Slovakia in Porto on Friday (October 13).
The Selecao have had a perfect qualifying campaign, winning all six of their games, scoring 24 unanswered goals. Ronaldo (5) and Ramos (2) have contributed seven of those goals.
The Paris Saint-Germain striker scored his brace in the 9-0 home win over Luxembourg on matchday six, which Ronaldo missed due to suspension (accumulation of yellow cards).
Portugal boss Roberto Martinez has named a strong starting XI, featuring the trio of Rafael Leao, Ronaldo and Ramos up front. Fans are ecstatic to see Ronaldo and Ramos start together, with one tweeting:
"Felix should sit and watch"
Another chimed in:
"Ronaldo in a two-striker partnership. We love to see that."
Here are the top reactions on X, formerly called Twitter:
Victory for Portugal at the Estadio do Dragao will confirm their place at next year's Germany's finals. Martinez's side lead their qualifying group with a perfect 18 points from six games, five clear of second-placed Slovakia, whom they beat 1-0 last month.
How has Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo fared in Euro 2024 qualifying?
Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has been in sparkling form in the ongoing Euro 2024 qualifiers, scoring five times in as many games. He missed the last game (against Luxembourg) due to suspension.
The five-time Ballon d'Or winner got things underway with a brace at home in the 4-0 home win over Liechtenstein before bagging another brace in the 6-0 win at Luxembourg.
After drawing a blank in the 3-0 home win over Bosnia & Herzegovina, the 38-year-old scored the winner in the 1-0 win at Iceland. The game made Ronaldo the first male player to make 200 international appearances, and he marked the occasion with a goal.
The Al-Nassr forward drew a blank in the narrow 1-0 win at Slovakia on matchday five. He drew a yellow card in that game for a coming together with goalkeeper Martin Duvravka, which ruled him out of the next qualifier against Luxembourg.
