The combined Luso landed this morning in South Africa and moved to its concentration hotel, located in the town of Magaliesburg, about 75 miles northwest of Johannesburg
The Portuguese Cup, led by Real Madrid player Cristiano Ronaldo, made his first practice Sunday in South Africa in their first World Cup preparations under the eyes of some 2,000 fans.
The combined Luso landed this morning Sunday in South Africa and moved to its concentration hotel, located in the town of Magaliesburg, about 75 kilometers northwest of Johannesburg.
The first session focused on recovery work, with a smooth and continuous running short sided games in a small field, where players were able to stretch their legs after the long journey from Lisbon last night.
The fans, many of the large colony HISA in South Africa, one by one, encouraged all the players of the Portuguese, but Cristiano Ronaldo was the one that aroused the greatest interest.
At the conclusion of training midfielder Tiago, who played the second half of the season with Atletico Madrid, was surprised with the amount of people who came to see them exercise.
Like Tiago, Deco Chelsea players and Paulo Ferreira were satisfied with public, but also had words of remembrance for Didider Ivorian Drogba, his companion on the English side, who was injured and will miss the match against them in the next 15 days between Portugal and Ivory Coast.
On Monday, over the widespread presence of certain circulatory problems caused fans around the Institute Bekker, school in Portugal to develop its training while it remains concentrated in Magaliesburg.
This quiet rural area of northern South Africa was altered with the continuous sound of trumpets and horns of cars Lusos fans who promise to fill the facilities of each training Bekker wards of the Portuguese coach, Carlos Queiroz.
The Portuguese national team to train again on Monday to prepare for their last friendly match before the start of the World Cup to be played next Tuesday in Johannesburg to Mozambique, and will serve to finalize details of the premiere side against Ivory Coast on 15 June.