LUXEMBOURG 1- PORTUGAL 3 | Cristiano avoids embarrassment

Portugal has not won to annoyance in this national team break. After the scare against Azerbaijan (1-0) and the controversial draw against Serbia (2-2), Fernando Santos thought that the best antidote to scare away the ghosts that have appeared in Portugal in these first qualifying matches for the World Cup. Qatar was kick off the most offensive trident possible (Diogo Jota, Cristiano and João Félix) and the experiment could cost him dearly. Of the three, Cristiano is the only one who has the site secured. Jota, due to his current state of form and after his last performances in the national team, it seems that he will reach the Eurocup better positioned than João Felix to gain a place in an eleven in which the other offensive positions are reserved for the indisputable Bernardo Silva and Bruno Fernandes, who rested.

The Atlético player was a substitute in the previous two games and has been lost for a bit in the national team. Tonight, given the opportunity to vindicate himself for his technician, he was unlucky enough to leave injured after being hit in the first half.

With the mattress in the field, the balance of Portugal was negative. Without much depth in attack (the absence of Bruno Fernandes was noticed) the Portuguese team was surprised on the scoreboard after half an hour. Luxembourg took the lead thanks to a header from Rodrigues after a center from Sinani and sounded all the alarms on the European champion. With the retirement of João Félix for Neto, more used to playing in the band than the athletic one, Portugal improved substantially and came back with goals from their two attack partners. First Jot He headed a center from Neto himself in the first period discount that prevented the Portuguese from leaving with more nerves than expected at halftime.

Already in the second part Cristiano finished off a center from Cancelo with his right that, in addition to being the goal that turned the scoreboard, was his 103rd international goal, which leaves the Juventus forward six goals from Iranian Ali Daei, who with 109 goals, is the top scorer in the history of national team football.

Thill touched the goal that would have led to a draw for Luxembourg but Lopes cleared a free-kick that slipped through the squad with his fingertips for a corner. Palhina sentenced the game in the 80 '.