NO RONALDO BUT STILL BRUNO: Without Ronaldo, Fernandes scored a double for Portugal win over Finland in the rush prepare for EURO 2024

Portugal won 4-2 against Finland in an international friendly match.

This morning, Portugal had a notable friendly match with Finland. This is considered one of the tests for Roberto Martinez’s army before EURO 2024.In the 17th minute, Portugal scored the opening goal. Starting from a corner kιck on Vitinha’s left wing, Ruben Dias cut the ball accurately, tearing into the Finnish net.Dias celebrates the goal. In this match, captain Dias combines with Antonio Silva, Joao Cancelo and Nuno Mendes to form the Portuguese defense quartet.Minute 45+3′, after consulting VAR, the referee awarded a penalty to the Portuguese players. Francisco Conceicao was fouled by a Finnish player in the penalty area.Minute 45+4′, Diogo Jota deceived goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky, increasing the score to 2-0 for Portugal. In this match, superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is not on the European Selecao’s registration list.At the end of the first 45 minutes, Portugal led Finland 2-0.Entering the second half, Portugal increased the pressure. In the 49th minute, Joao Cancelo made the Finnish goal wobble with a strong but inaccurate shot.Minute 55, Portugal picked sweet fruit. Starting from releasing the ball back to Conceicao’s second line, Bruno Fernandes fired a cannоn outside the penalty area, tearing open the Finnish net.Portugal leads 3-0 Finland.In the 72nd minute, Finland scored a goal to shorten the score to 1-3. Substitute striker Teemu Pukki finished technically defeating goalkeeper Jose Sa, bringing home the goal for Finland.In the 77th minute, Finland shortened the score to 2-3. Matti Peltola threw a delicate pass for Pukki to score a goal against Portugal.Pukki punished Portugal’s sleepy defense.In the 84th minute, Fernandes sealed a 4-2 victory for Portugal with an accurate shot from inside the penalty area. The Man United midfielder scored twice against Finland.