Lisbon, Portugal (My Sportsbook) - Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani have both been ruled out of Portugal's upcoming friendly with Greece in Dusseldorf, Germany on Wednesday due to injury. Both players scored goals in United's 3-0 win over Liverpool on Sunday, but both are suffering from leg muscle problems according to the federation's website, and were told to sit out on the advice of Portugal squad doctor Henrique Jones. "We proposed to coach (Luiz Felipe Scolari) that the players be released from the squad and he accepted," Jones said. No replacements have been named for Portugal, who will be using the game against Greece as a tune-up for June's EURO 2008 competition. The Portuguese were drawn into Group A along with the Czech Republic, co-hosts Switzerland and Turkey. |
