The players of Portugal ended their preparations for the World Cup with a victory. In the dress rehearsal before the World Cup, the Portuguese defeated Nigeria 2:1 in Leiria.
Portugal was better, it can’t be said that it wasn’t, but they had a hard time winning. But maybe it would have been easier if Cristiano Ronaldo had converted two of his big chances into goals. The captain of Portugal had two colossal opportunities, at the start of the game and at the start of the second half, but he shot both of them outside the frame of the goal. In addition, Joao Felix also hit the post at the beginning of the second half.
Portugal took the lead in the 23rd minute when Pedro Neto scored from Diogo Dalot’s assist, but Akor Adams equalized for Nigeria in the 37th minute.
Roberto Martinez made nine changes at halftime, and only Cristiano Ronaldo and goalkeeper Diego Costa remained on the field. Ronaldo later came off to make way for Goncalo Ramos, while Diego Costa defended throughout. Later, Nuno Mendes left, and Matheus Nunes entered the game.
Reserve Francisco Conceicao was the scorer of the decisive goal in the 75th minute. He positioned himself on the right edge of the penalty area on his left foot and hit the counter corner with a precise shot to give Portugal the lead, and the final result would also be determined.
Portugal will play its first match at the World Cup on June 17 against DR Congo. After that, they have a match against Uzbekistan on June 23, and five days later a group derby against Colombia.
