Barcelona trounced Sweden 5-2 on Thursday night, and Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes played the entire game.
Bruno Fernandes is the 12th Portuguese player to reach 20 goals.
The game took place at the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques. It was a friendly match to help European national teams prepare for Euro 2024, which takes place in the summer.
Fernandes began in the middle of the field, alongside Matheus Nunes of Manchester City and Joao Palhinha of Fulham.
The United captain scored and set up another goal.
Nelson Semedo passed him the ball expertly, with the goaltender already out of position, and all he had to do to score was tap it into an open net.
Just before halftime, Fernandes scored to put the Selecao ahead by three goals.
His next move was to set up Bruma’s goal in the 57th minute following the intermission.
Here are the four highlights from the Portugal-Sweden game.
While playing for his country, the athlete made 73 touches on the ball. He attempted 59 passes to his teammates and was successful 49 times, for an 83% completion rate. He made two key passes.
Fernandes attempted to hit six long balls and four crosses. Three of his long ball attempts found the intended target. He only completed one decent cross.
Bruno Fernandes is the 12th Portuguese player to reach 20 goals for the National Team – SAPO Desporto in Euro 2024.
He set up a major opportunity.
The 29-year-old player finished with one move. He won three out of five ground battles.
Portugal defeats Sweden 5-2 in Euros warm up | The Straits Times
He cleared the ball once but made twice as many stops.
Fernandes will most likely try to pick up where he left off when Portugal faces Slovenia in a friendly encounter on Tuesday.