Willy Hernangómez expects a “complicated” match against Portugal

The captain of the Spanish basketball team, Willy Hernangomezpredicted this Tuesday a “complicated” match, with “a lot of physicality” and “difficult” against Portugal in the match that will take place on Friday in Saragossa (9:00 p.m.) to both national teams, within the qualifying windows for the 2027 World Cup.

“It will be a complicated match, it will be a difficult match, especially because they have also been preparing for longer,” he expressed. Hernangomezin statements to the media before training in the Príncipe pavilion Philip.

For the captain of the national team, his next rival “has very talented players”, while the “power” of Spain It will reside “in unity”, teamwork and sacrifice to be able to help each other.

Hernangomez has observed that the players arrive “very aware” of the importance of the duel against Portugal and what they will face on the 31st in Athens facing Greecein addition to being “excited” to play the first game of this window FIBA in the Aragonese capital.

Precisely, the center has referred to two Zaragoza teammates from the national team, Jaime Pradilla and Aday Mara; The latter will also make his home debut with the senior team’s shirt.

Regarding this fact, he has been “super happy” for Marawho is “one of the players with the most projection and the most future” in Spanish basketball.

“He knows that they have the opportunity to work very hard, to be able to take advantage of it. He is a very good boy and I think he is going to do very well,” he summarized.

Looking ahead to his debut, Hernangomez He sees the Aragonese center very happy and excited, a premiere that will also take place in his city, so the captain of the national team hopes that the public will offer him a warm welcome.

And, about Pradillahas pointed out that he is a player who is already very established, hard-working and “with a lot of future”, to which he added that he feels “very excited about him”, given the new stage that the power forward is now going to experience in the real Madrid.