Portugal, with Roberto Martínez at the helm, continues its unstoppable streak and, after the resounding victory against Sweden (5-2), has won 11 out of a possible 11 since taking charge of the Portuguese team. Rafael Leao, Matheus Nunes and Bruno Fernandes ended the match in the first half. At the restart of the second act, madness reigned and, in less than 10′, Bruma scored the fourth, Gyökeres closed the gap and Gonçalo Ramos responded again. In injury time, Nilsson made it 5-2. Portugal, without Cristiano Ronaldo, continues to cause fear ahead of the Euro Cup. Next Please!
The surprise came with the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo in the Portugal squad… and also on the pitch during the first minutes of the match. Unlike what was expected, Sweden jumped into the game with the intention of playing ‘one to one’ against Roberto Martínez’s team and they had the opportunity at Isak’s feet to open the scoring on the first play. Portugal, however, imposed its quality to take control of the match and establish itself in the rival field.
The possessions were beginning to be of high quality, the chances were happening and, After 20 minutes of the match, Leao made the score 1-0. Bernardo Silva, after a great shot from Gonçalo Ramos, hit the post and, on the rebound, the Milan winger put the ball into the top corner. Roberto Martínez’s men were flying and, 10′ later, Matheus Nunes made it 2-0. The Portuguese received a pass from Bernardo Silva on the front line, armed his leg and put the ball against the post.
Portugal celebrates Rafael Leao’s first goal
Portugal was not satisfied with the result and continued accelerating, seeking to end the game completely before the break. So it was. Bruno Fernandes, after an extraordinary action by Nélson Semedo on the right wing, completed the Wolves full-back’s service completely alone at the far post to make it 3-0 in the light just before De Burgos Bengoetxea indicated the way to the locker room.
Portugal reigns in madness
With the game completely decided in the first half, Roberto Martínez made three changes at half-time. Sweden, for its part, jumped into the second act without any pressure looking to play good football. He took control of the game, settled in Portugal’s field and created several chances that could have ended in a goal. However, Portugal showed that they have a jaw of titanium and, in the first action they had, they managed to make the fourth 10′ into the second half. Bruno Fernandes put pressure on Hien, stole near the Sweden front and gave Bruma the goal.
Roberto Martínez giving instructions during the match against Sweden
From that moment on, the game went completely crazy. As soon as the center was taken, Sweden made it 4-1 thanks to a shot by Gyökeres at the far post after a pass from Holm and, three minutes later, Gonçalo Ramos did the same in the other goal a pass from Semedo to make it 5-1 with half an hour left in the match. During the final stretch, Portugal dedicated itself to managing efforts ahead of the next match against Slovenia. He gave the ball to Sweden and, in injury time, He couldn’t prevent Nilsson from making it 5-2.
With this victory, Portugal has 11 consecutive victories since it was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the last World Cup in Qatar against Morocco and Roberto Martínez took charge of a team that continues to cause fear ahead of the Euro Cup. Today, without Cristiano Ronaldo.
2024-03-21 21:46:05
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