Uruguay is not afraid of Portugal from the CR7

Uruguay has a plan: although this Saturday in Sochi is expected by one of the best strikers in the world, Celeste intends to involve Cristiano Ronaldo collectively to prevent Portugal from going out in the octaves of this Cup of the World, in which he wins victories and (19659002) "Cristiano Ronaldo is in the elite, has great potential … and will not be scored by a single player, it will not only be the (Diego) Godín. "Said veteran coach Oscar Tabarez before the match to be played at the Sochi Olympic Stadium

" In addition, nine of these players are champions of Europe. "

The & # 39; Maestro & # 39; showed Friday its usual tranquility before a very fierce match, with the strong Uruguayan band trying to hold the winner of five balls while the Portuguese will want to stop the formidable Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani

"We are preparing for a long time, many work together for 12 years and we have slowly achieved the goals.Some may consider that it was a slow process, but given the limitations we have as a football country, we arrived at this Cup as we wanted ", said the 71-year-old coach in charge of Uruguay since 2006.

Tabarez did not want, however, the state's defender Jose Maria Giménez, who is returned to training on Wednesday after not playing against Russia because of muscle problems.

"The 23 players from Uruguay are available to coach.They go well in all points of view, not only on the physical and health aspects, but also on the mind." We must be aware that in the game, it's not just me, or me against Pepe … In Uruguay we depend a lot on how we are collectively because individually they can take a minimal advantage "

The "Pistolero", who accompanied Tabárez during the press conference, was more satisfied with his performance compared to the opening match.

"I'm going a lot better than in the first match, he does not have a good time. Neither does it need much, "he said smiling at a press conference, in which he was relaxed and acknowledged that he" no longer complains so much "now about VAR [19659009] In this Cup of Surprises, Tabárez predicted

"If it's boring and we win, Let's celebrate, "he badured with a slight smile.

From this duel, the opponent will come out of the showdown between France and Arge Ntina for the quarter-finals.