Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes played all 90 minutes as he led Portugal to a stunning 5-2 win against Sweden on Thursday night.
The friendly game took place at Estádio D. Afonso Henriques as European national teams get ready for Euro 2024, which takes place in the summer.
Fernandes began the game with Matheus Nunes of Manchester City and Joao Palhinha of Fulham in a midfield trio.
The captain of United scored and provided an assist.
With the goalie already defeated, Nelson Semedo laid the ball out for him on a silver platter, setting him up for an easy tap-in into the back of an empty net.
Fernandes’ strike gave the Selecao a three-goal advantage just before the break.
After the interval, he then registered an assist for Bruma’s goal in the 57th minute.
The playmaker had 73 total touches of the ball during the time he was on the pitch for his national side. He attempted to find his teammates with 59 passes and was successful 49 times, managing a pass accuracy of 83%. Two of his passes were key passes.
Fernandes tried to ping six long balls and deliver four crosses. He found his intended target with three of his long ball attempts. Just one of his crosses was successful.
He created one big chance.
The 29-year-old completed the one dribble he embarked on. He delved into five ground duels and came out on top on three occasions.
He put in one clearance and made twice as many tackles.
Fernandes will undoubtedly be looking to pick up where he left off when Portugal face off against Slovenia on Tuesday in yet another friendly encounter.
