The defender who is still eligible to play for
Nigeria at senior level is looking to be fit enough for tonight’s
European final against Sweden
Liverpool’s Tiago Ilori will hope to win the European U21
Championship on Tuesday night with Portugal when they take on Sweden in
the final in the Czech Republic.Still eligible to play for Nigeria via his father, Tiago Abiola Ilori, 22, has been a part of the Portuguese youth set up from the U18s and looks set to crown it all with a win tonight.
Even though he sat out Saturday’s semi final 5-0 whitewash of Germany through a thigh injury, Ilori could return to the starting line up against the Swedes.
Portugal are searching for their first victory at the U21s after failing to win it in 1994 when Luis Figo and co reached the final but lost 1-0 to Italy.
William Carvalho and Bernardo Silva have been in inspired form going into the final making Portugal favourites to lift their first title.
Reaching the final means Portugal have qualified for the 2016 Olympic football event in Rio
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