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Why Renato Sanches Should Start Portugal's Must-Win Euro 2016 Match vs. Hungary

Frustrated and more than a little deflated by events on Saturday night in Paris, Portugal coach Fernando Santos had a message.

“The next game is a final and we’re going to win it.”

That’s that taken care of, then.

Portugal coach Fernando Santos: "the next game is a final and we're going to win it."

— Tom Kundert (@PortuGoal1) June 19, 2016

That next game, of course, comes against Hungary in Lyon on Wednesday, and although a draw might end up being enough to send Portugal through to the knockout stages as one of the best third-placed teams, that clearly isn’t a possibility that Santos is considering—for him, it’s win or bust.