Cristiano Ronaldo scored his record-extending 133rd worldwide objective to maintain Portugal excellent within the Nations League with a 3-1 win over Poland on Saturday, and Spain struck late to edge Denmark 1-0.
The 39-year-old famous person was there to place within the rebound after Rafael Leão’s shot hit the put up within the thirty seventh minute. That made it 2-0 following Bernardo Silva’s opener in Warsaw within the twenty sixth.
After failing to search out the web in his 5 appearances at this summer time’s European Championship — with Portugal exiting within the quarterfinals — Ronaldo has scored in three straight Nations League matches, together with targets in wins over Croatia and Scotland final month.
Portugal coach Roberto Martínez changed Ronaldo with Diogo Jota with just below half an hour to play.
Midfielder Piotr Zielinski halved the deficit within the 78th for the hosts, just for Southampton defender Jan Bednarek to attain an own-goal with two minutes left.
Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski began alongside Karol Swiderski however the Polish attacking pair could not discover their well past the Portuguese protection.
Portugal leads Group A1 with 9 factors from three video games. Second-place Croatia has six factors after it got here again to beat Scotland 2-1 in Zagreb with the guests having a late equalizer dominated out by VAR. Poland has three factors, and Scotland zero.
Martín Zubimendi helped Spain crack Denmark’s protection because the holding midfielder starred instead of injured Rodri.
The Actual Sociedad participant unleashed a robust volley within the 79th to smash a rebound from exterior the realm previous Kasper Schmeichel, who received his hand on the ball however could not maintain it out.
Zubimendi had impressed within the remaining of Euro 2024 when he changed Rodri for the second half of Spain’s 2-1 win over England. Rodri severely injured his proper knee and required surgical procedure on his ACL whereas taking part in for Manchester Metropolis final month.
Spain was additionally lacking Nico Williams and Dani Olmo, two extra gamers who excelled on the Euros, who’re sidelined with minor accidents.
Spain, the defending Nations League champion, has seven factors in Group A4 after three video games. Denmark has six factors, and Serbia has 4 after beating the pointless Switzerland 2-0.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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