Portugal lineup vs. Chile: Predicted XI for friendly as Roberto Martinez to make Cristiano Ronaldo decision before World Cup

With a small nether 2 weeks to spell until Portugal's World Cup 2026 opener, they volition invited Chile to Estadio Nacional connected Saturday for a friendly.

Roberto Martinez volition beryllium utilizing this weekend's clash to hole his tactics for the tournament, though the brag is acceptable to beryllium without his renowned Paris Saint-Germain contingent until June 6, and volition beryllium forced into a fig of alterations arsenic a result.

Diogo Costa is acceptable to commencement successful extremity erstwhile again, wherever helium could beryllium shielded by Manchester City's Ruben Dias and erstwhile Chelsea prima Renato Veiga astatine centre-back.

Diogo Dalot of Manchester United should beryllium connected manus to run astatine right-back, but with PSG's Nuno Mendes yet to nexus up with the squad, Joao Cancelo could enactment up connected the near of the defence.

In the centre of the park, Vitinha and Joao Neves are some unavailable, though Ruben Neves and Samu Costa look acceptable to supply stableness astatine the basal of midfield.

Just up of the duo volition beryllium Bruno Fernandes, who - caller from breaking the Premier League's assistance record - volition beryllium supplying the guardant enactment from a fig 10 position.

The versatile Bernardo Silva is apt to commencement connected the close flank this weekend, portion Rafael Leao volition beryllium cutting wrong from the left.

Up top, 41-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo volition pb the enactment fixed that PSG's Goncalo Ramos is away, but it volition beryllium absorbing to spot however minutes are divided astatine the World Cup aft the second started each 3 of Portugal's games pursuing November's 2-0 decision against the Republic of Ireland.

Portugal imaginable starting lineup:

D Costa; Dalot, Dias, Veiga, Cancelo; R Neves, S Costa; Silva, Fernandes, Leao; Ronaldo