Portugal secured a resounding 9-0 victory over Luxembourg during a European Championship qualifying match, with Bruno Fernandesdelivering a spectacular performance that included a remarkable trivela assist.
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The 29-year-old Manchester Unitedsensation lofted an outside-of-the-boot assist defender Goncalo Inacio for the 12th-minute goal to kickstart the scoring.
The Sporting Lisbon centre-back headed home after a wonderful trivela cross from Fernandes that was delivered with inch-perfect accuracy.
Portugalquickly surged ahead 3-0 with two goals from Goncalo Ramos, who had recently joined PSG, and there was a replication of the same partnership that resulted in the opening goal.
Fernandes completes hattrick of assistsIn the second half, Fernandes sealed his hat-trick of assists with another splendid pass. He lofted a ball over the Luxembourg defence, finding Diogo Jota, who sprinted onto the pass and executed a superb finish.
To cap off his outstanding performance, Fernandes scored a goal himself, calmly slotting the ball into the net from inside the penalty area after a precise through pass from Otavio.
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