France-Portugal Preview: Is this Ronaldo Vs France friendly?

Thegoalmac can reveal that Fernando Santos will take charge of Portugal for the first time on Saturday when they face France in an international friendly in Paris.

 I know its just a friendly,but its a friendly between two big footballing Nations,and should always be an interesting one,who are you rooting for to win this one?Continue.
The 59-year-old replaced Paulo Bento last month, despite being hit with an eight-match ban by Fifa for his actions while in charge of Greece at the World Cup in Brazil.

Santos was sanctioned after verbally abusing the match officials during the last-16 clash with Costa Rica, which Greece lost on penalties.

With the suspension only covering competitive matches, Santos is free to take charge at the Stade de France on Saturday as Portugal look to build towards their Euro 2016 qualifier in Denmark three days later.

They will be desperate to recover from the shock 1-0 home loss to Albania which cost Bento his job, and midfielder Andre Gomes sees the weekend's encounter in the French capital as a chance to put that defeat behind them.

"We want to learn from past mistakes because only that way can we keep on improving," he said.
"Above all, the group is stronger and more united. There is a great union towards achieving our goals."

The visitors will be boosted by the return of Cristiano Ronaldo, who missed the Albania game due to fitness concerns.