Cristiano Ronaldo continues to score reliably in the Nations League. With his third goal in the third game, the 39-year-old captain led the Portuguese national team to an unchallenged 3-1 (2-0) against Poland and thus also won the goal duel with world footballer two -Robert Lewandowski time. With the full nine points, the Portuguese took a big step towards the playoffs. On Tuesday (8.45pm) Ronaldo’s team could go into the next round against Scotland in Glasgow.
In Warsaw, Bernardo Silva (26th) gave the 2016 European champions the lead after a stormy start for the Poles. Ronaldo, who was on the crossbar in the early stages, increased the score after a shot from Rafael Leao (37′) and left the field after a good hour. Jan Bednarek also scored an own goal (88th). Bayern Munich’s Joao Palhinha was missing from coach Roberto Martinez’s squad after being released from the first training session this week for personal reasons. Lewandowski missed a good chance to score at the start of the second half (56th), Piotr Zielinski did better (78th). Poland desperately need points in Tuesday’s fourth game (8.45pm) against Croatia to keep their playoff chances alive.
2024-10-13 14:37:00
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