4hw.com.cn: according to the BBC, a number of Portuguese media revealed yesterday that Bruno de Carvalho, the president of Portuguese sports, had banned 19 first-team players because of his dissatisfaction with the players.
But at yesterday's press conference, Portuguese sports coach Jose gersus said: 'the president has not suspended any players. The players, the chairman and the coach had a private meeting together. It's important that the president give me the freedom to choose players. '
In addition, jesuse said: 'no players have stopped training. Only when I was playing, the players would quit training because we didn't pay for seven months, but now it won't happen. '
At present, Portugal's sports ranked fourth in the Portuguese Super League, behind the leader Benfica by 9 points in one less round. Next Thursday, they will be at home for the Europa League quarter finals and Atletico's second leg. In the first leg, Portuguese sport lost 2-0.