Francisco Conceicao netted the winner as Portugal stretched their unbeaten run to five games (W4, D1) with a 2-1 victory over Nigeria at the Estadio Dr. Magalhaes Pessoa, giving themselves the perfect preparation ahead of the FIFA World Cup (WC).
It took just two minutes for Cristiano Ronaldo to record his first attempt on goal, shooting wide from distance.
However, Diogo Costa was the first goalkeeper to make a save, albeit a comfortable one, as Calvin Bassey tried his luck from the edge of the box.
It wasn’t long before Ronaldo squandered another chance, and it was a golden one as he found himself through on goal, only to place his effort wide.
Nigeria also missed the target twice through Akor Adams and Wilfred Ndidi, before Portugal eventually took the lead midway through the first half.
Two Premier League players combined as Diogo Dalot cut back for Pedro Neto, who took a neat touch before finding the bottom corner for his first goal in four months.
The hosts then probed for a second with Bruno Fernandes – who scored a brace in the last H2H – seeing his half-volley tipped over by Maduka Okoye after the ball dropped nicely for him following a clearance from a free-kick.
The Manchester United star then whipped in a dangerous corner for his former club teammate Ronaldo, who looped a header just over, missing his third big chance of the match on a night in which he got a Flashscore Rating of 6.3
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*Conceicao's goal makes the difference
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