Portugal edged out Suécia in a win on Wednesday, 3x0, in a match relating to the Grp.3 of UEFA Nations League. In this competition, portugueses came from a draw, and Suécia's national team came from three defeats. Diogo Jota was the star with 2 goals and 1 assist. In the starting XI there was Rui Patrício, João Cancelo, Rúben Dias, Bruno Fernandes, Bernardo Silva, Diogo Jota, Robin Olsen, Victor Lindelof and Pontus Jansson.
After 21 minutes, Bernardo Silva opened the scoring for Portugal, with a left-foot strike, after a pass from Diogo Jota. Shortly before the interval, Diogo Jota strucked the second goal for portugueses, with a right-foot shot inside the box, with João Cancelo making the assist.
Diogo Jota netted the last goal with 72 minutes on the clock with a right-foot strike. In the 75th minute, Bernardo Silva came on. With 80 minutes on the clock, João Moutinho came on. In the closing stages of the game, Diogo Jota ended it up being subbed.
In relation to forthcoming league matches, Portugal will host França, while Suécia will host Croácia.
Portugal | Suécia | |||
7 | 6 | Shots | 3 | 8 |
7 | 2 | Shots on target | 1 | 8 |
4 | Total Tackles | 4 | ||
8 | 1 | Tackles Won | 2 | 7 |
7 | 6 | Ball steals | 4 | 8 |
8 | 67 | Total Passes | 72 | 7 |
8 | 58 | Passes Completed | 65 | 7 |
3 | Saves | 3 | ||
8 | 2 | Fouls Committed | 6 | 7 |
7 | 5 | Fouls Suffered | 3 | 8 |