PORTUGAL WITHOUT CRISTIANO
4-1: Portugal thrashed Croatia in Francisco Trincao's debut
Published:6/09/2020 - 11:11h
Updated:6/09/2020 - 11:11h
Portugal thrashed with three goals in the debut of Francisco Trincao. With the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo, Joao Félix and Joao Cancelo came out to stand up to the Croats
Portugal, this time without his maximum representative, Cristiano Ronaldo, went through on of Croatia, in his first party of the UEFA Nations League, winning with a result of 4-1. In spite of the infection in the finger of the right foot that prevented to play to Cris, the valid champion of Europe did not have mercy against the finalist of the World-wide.
Croatia paid expensive the drops of Rakitic and Modric, showed that they are the rudder of the team, as they left to see in the last World-wide, and that without them the football of the Croatian selection is much poorer. On the other hand, Joao Félix, the young talent of the Athletic, annotated his first target like international absolute and Francisco Trincao, the recent signing of the Barça, debuted to fault of few minutes.
Joao Cancel, the current side of the Manchester City opened the tin with a zurdazo. The side confined by the central lane, and without opposition soltó the shot, imparable for the goalkeeper, Livakovic. Portugal achieved the goal after finding with the guardameta or the wood and connect until fifteen finish.
Already in the second time, with an unknown Croatia, that gave the impression that it was impossible that went back to compete by the so alone party losing of a goal, arrived the so much of Diego Jota. The forward of the Wolverhampton annotated after controlling a big long pass of Guerreiro, that completed a very good party.
The perla of the Athletic of Madrid, Joao Félix, put the guinda in the cake achieving his first goal like player of the absolute. After receiving of Bernardo Silva, soltó a latigazo with which beat to a no very hit Livakovic.
Francisco Trincao had his first minutes
Already with the victory under the arm the seleccionador Portuguese Fernando Santos, considered timely to give the opportunity to debut to Francisco Trincao, the recent incorporation of the FC Barcelona by which have disbursed 31 million euros. The Portuguese went in to fault of 12 minutes substituting to Bernardo Silva.
