Without Ronaldo, 4-2 in Copenhagen and a squad "in hand"
Tenho um grupo que acredita na minha ideia. (…) Se isso é ter um grupo na mão, então eu tenho
TranslationI have a group that believes in my idea. (…) If that is having a group in hand, then I have it
A day after Cristiano Ronaldo left the camp, Portugal beat Denmark 4-2 at the Parken and make it three wins from three under Jorge Jesus. João Cancelo scores on 13 minutes after a one-two with Gonçalo Ramos; Damsgaard equalises with a curling shot and, two minutes later, it is Ramos — the starter the national team manager had named the day before — who answers, from a Bruno Fernandes assist. In the second half, Rasmus Hojlund levels again and celebrates Cristiano Ronaldo-style; Vitinha heads in his first goal for Portugal and João Félix, on from the bench, settles it. Before the match, Jesus had declared the matter closed “for now”. At the end, asked about a possible return for the captain, he chose not to answer and spoke only about the performance: “In my opinion, of the three, this was the best game.”