The selection of Portugal achieved this Sunday the pass to the Euro 2020 by defeating Luxembourg 0-2 and will be able to defend the title it won in the previous edition of France 2016.
It was a complicated match for Fernando Santos' team, who played against a Luxembourg selection that had its chances and did not make things easy.
The match served for Cristiano Ronaldo to score his 99th goal with the Portugal national team, which qualifies as second in Group B with 17 points, three less than Ukraine.
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Bernardo Silva, player of Manchester City, invented a measured pass to Bruno Fernandes, who beat the local goalkeeper in the 38th minute and gave oxygen to his team and to the hundreds of Portuguese fans who came to see their compatriots.
After the break, Portugal showed much more inspiration than in the first half and in the first five minutes they already had clear opportunities to increase their advantage.
Tranquility for the Portuguese team did not come until the 85th minute, when Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 99th goal with Portugal. It was a shot by Diogo Jota inside the small area that CR7 added to the back of the net on the same goal line.EFE