[Football] Finally, Dani Motta has just been called up by the Seleção!

The information came at the end of Monday evening: Monza striker, Petangi player Dani Motta, was called up by Roberto Martinez and the Portugal national team.

Luke Holtz and Ruud Lewin still believe they have a chance to lure Dani Motta to their net in the absence of the Seleção's call-up for the March matches, which is a precursor to the June roster. In an exclusive interview with us last weekend, the Luxembourgish Portuguese assured us that the Grand Duchy's “luck” had not passed.

It will be there against Slovenia

He, who is currently impressing in Serie A, had not previously been called up by Portugal before announcing to FLF that he would ultimately not respond to Luke Holtz's call-up for the UEFA Nations League qualifiers. He left the door open, declaring that if he was not summoned by the country of his parents' birth, he might as well choose to head to the country of his birth. Presumably after the Euros since he said he was considering joining this group as a “disrespect” to all the boys who have been struggling for months to snatch a European ticket.

But the news broke on Monday. In the absence of Trincao, a Barcelona player, and also Guerrero (Bayern), Portugal's Spanish coach, Roberto Martinez, decided to summon Motta. Not for the first friendly match against Sweden, but for the second match, against Slovenia, after the Seleção decided to conduct a comprehensive review of the squad that would lead to a change in the team. It seemed that the Grand Duchy's luck had run out.

Julian Molero (with Jesse Ferreira)