Nelson Semedo is one of Ernesto Valverde's cards for this season at Barcelona. The coach has given him the confidence he needed and has made him the master of the right flank; however, bad news has started to surround the good moment he is living after leaving the field on a stretcher in the Portugal vs. Serbia match on the way to Euro 2020.
Kolarov went for the ball but entered recklessly on Semedo, impacting the ankle. The Barza player had to leave the field and be replaced by Joao Cancelo. At the time of the tackle, Portugal was winning 2-0.
The alarms have already sounded at Camp Nou because there is no natural replacement for Nelson. Sergi Roberto is an option, but it seems that Valverde sees him more in the midfield than close to the line.
Important matches are approaching for Barza. The Champions League will begin in the next few days and the first test will be against a powerful Borussia Dortmund that hopes to surprise in the tournament.
Portugal, who had achieved two home draws in their first two qualifying matches for Euro 2020, obtained their first away victory on Saturday in Belgrade by defeating Serbia 4-2.
The goals from William Carvalho (42), Gonçalo Guedes (58), Cristiano Ronaldo (80), and Bernardo Silva (86) allow Portugal to alleviate their situation in Group B, where they are now in second place with five points in three matches, but far behind the group leader, Ukraine, with thirteen points in five matches.
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