Portugal surpassed Chili in your penultimate test before the World Cup in a friendly that was less to more and that ended up marked by the changes, tension and the Portuguese punch. Guedes and Bruno Fernandes they decided the match in the second half, after a first part dominated for those of Roberto Martinez and altered by tangana which left both teams with ten. Cepedaalready in injury time, scored the goal for Chilean honor.
Roberto Martinez opted for a preparation elevendesigned to do evidence and adjust parts before the start of the World Cup. A starting lineup with several essaysbut also with one certainty: Cristiano Ronaldo He led the Portuguese attack from the beginning.
Portugal He imposed the pace of the match from the first minute. He wanted the ball, he carried the party weight and used the friendly as a test bed for the World Cup. When part of the public was still looking for their seat in the Jamor National Stadium, Ruben Dias finished off a lateral center and Vigouroux responded with a spectacular handthe kind that sustains a team when the game has barely started.
He Portuguese rule did not stop there. The set of Roberto Martinez He continued attacking, opening the field, projecting his full-backs and looking for crosses towards Christian. Leaoafter a great individual action, he ran into the post and kept the 0-0 on the scoreboard. Portugal insisted, trapped Chile and found ways on the outside, although without a reward in the last meters.
Cristiano also had his. The captain created space inside the area and hit with power, but Vigouroux reappearedthis time with a providential foot. Then he tried it Samú Costa from the front, before José Sá was about to get complicated with a short shipment to Rúben Dias que Arce It almost became the first Chilean goal.
After the scare, Portugal He touched the goal again. Cristiano scored what would have been the 975th goal of his careerbut the action was annulled by offside. Everything seemed to be heading towards the break without too many surprises, especially in the case of a friendly, until the game suddenly heated up.
An action between Cancelo and Fáunez ended in one tangana that changed the tone of the meeting. In the midst of the tumult, Leao he slapped Roman and the referee decided send off both players. Thus, Portugal and Chile went into the break with ten footballers by team and a much more tense match than expected.
Part new, half new equipment.Roberto Martinez moved the bench after the restart and performed until six changes to continue testing pieces before the World Cup. Among those replaced was Cristiano Ronaldowhich stayed with no option to extend his already endless scoring record.
Chili started better second half, approaching the Portuguese area with a little more intention. However, the momentum was short-lived. Portugal He soon regained control of the match, settled back into the rival field and began to find spaces more easily.
I cancel was close to opening the marker with a Chilean which forced the visiting goalkeeper to intervene. But the next time the prize arrived. Rúben Neves filtered a pass that broke lines and left Guedes in advantage. The player of the Real Sociedad did not forgive and beat Vigouroux with an exquisite definition to make it 1-0.
Portugal wanted more. Dalot searched for the secondbut he met again Vigourouxwhich was the great support of Chili throughout the night. The goalkeeper prevented the score from increasing prematurely, although he could do nothing in the action of the second goal.
A long ball towards Guedes ended in one discharge of the attacker for Conceiçãowho did the same with Bruno Fernandes on the front. The midfielder received, armed his leg and unleashed a wonderful cross shot, impossible for Vigourouxfor sentence the meeting.
The Pedro Neto had the last Portuguese chancebut it was Chili who found the goal in injury time. Cepeda appeared in the last moments to sign the goal of honor and make up the markr.
Portugal Thus, he closed a new test before the World Cup with good feelings, dominance and a second half in which the changes also responded. Roberto Martínez’s team once again led with ball, He found solutions from the bench and gained confidence before the big event.
