Portugal He signed his second consecutive victory in this Nations League after knocking down the Czech Republic (2-0) in a duel in which Bernardo Silva and Joao Cancelo were once again the best.
With one of the best international squads, and Rubén Dias, who is essential, is still injured, it is very difficult to get ahold of the Fernando Santos. They came from thrashing Switzerland and the Czechs could not do anything either, who fell in front of the nerve of Bernardo Silva y cancelthe two best players of the moment in Portugal.
After half an hour of more even football, with the first clear chance in Kuchta’s boots, both decided the match. more this time Bernardo Silvawho with two sublime passes preceded the goals of cancelwith very little angle (33′), and Guedeswho finished bitten but still beat the goalkeeper (38′).
The scoreboard did not move any further, but it was not because Portugal did not try, which was the protagonist of a great offensive production and only suffered in another isolated action on the counterattack. He wanted to score again Cristiano Ronaldo and he was seen as selfish in some definition, but he was left with the desire. Like the rest of his teammates who, despite stepping on the area many times, lacked malice in the definition.
Portugal He is already the leader of the group and nobody escapes him that, beyond being a difficult rival for Spain in this Nations League, given the carats of his footballers and how he is playing, he is an extremely dangerous team facing the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, his true goal.
Portugal: Coast; Cancelo, Pepe, Danilo, Guerreiro; Ruben Neves (Moutinho, 88′), William Carvalho (Bruno Fernandes, 68′); Guedes (Palhinha, 88′), Bernardo Silva (Vitinha, 68′), Diego Jota (Leao, 80′); Cristiano Ronaldo
Czech Republic: Stanek; Winter, Brabec, Mateju (Kral, 80 ‘); Coufal, Soucek, Sadilek, Havel (Jemelka, 46 ‘); Lingr (Pesel, 46 ‘), Kuchta (Jurecka, 46’) and Hlozek (Vlkanova, 73 ‘)
Goal: 1-0, Cancelo (33′); 2-0, Guedes (38′)
Spectators: 44,100 at the Jose Alvalade Stadium
Worker: Matej Jug (EVN)
see game file