The 2016 European champions opened the scoring against the Nigerians after a pass from João Félix to Diogo Dalot, who left the ball as a gift for Bruno Fernandes to score the first goal of the game, in the 9th minute.
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The Manchester United midfielder added to the score with a penalty. Soon after Emmanuel Dennis missed a penalty for the African team, Gonçalo Ramos and João Mário scored the other Portuguese goals.
Portugal will debut in the World Cup next Thursday (24) at Group H, against Ghana, who eliminated Nigeria itself in the repechage.
After the African team, the Portuguese will face Uruguay, who eliminated them in the round of 2018 of the XNUMX World Cup, and close the group stage against South Korea.
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And Cristiano Ronaldo?
Suffering from gastroenteritis, the 5-time Ballon d'Or winner was rested for this Thursday's friendly. In his absence, Fernando Santos fielded a pair of attackers formed by André Silva and João Félix.
Taking advantage of the international break opened this week, Cristiano Ronaldo gave an explosive interviewthe one in which he said he felt “betrayed” by Manchester United directors and their coach Erik ten Hag, accusing them of wanting to keep him away from the English club.
Source: AFP
