Without Cristiano Ronaldo are they better? Portugal achieves the biggest win in its history 9-0 against Luxembourg [Video] | The USA Print

The absence of Cristiano Ronaldo due to the accumulation of yellow cards in the Portugal National Team’s match this Monday against Luxembourg did not prevent The Portuguese achieved the best win in their history by beating the weak Luxembourg 9-0 to continue on the right foot towards qualifying for Euro 2024.

Without Ronaldo but with a plugged-in Bruno Fernandes, Portugal overcame a Luxembourg team that was down on the scoreboard before the first 15 minutes, this being the prelude to the storm that would come until the end of the match.

The young central defender of Sporting Lisbon, Gonçalo Inácio, was in charge of opening the scoring and giving way to the parade of players who shook the nets for the Portuguese, three of them scoring doubles.

PSG’s new signing, Gonçalo Ramos, Gonçalo Inácio himself and Liverpool striker Diogo Jota were the Portugal players who scored twicewhile Ricardo Horta, Bruno Fernandes and Joao Félix closed the account of the large victory.

As if that were not enough, coach Roberto Martínez took advantage of the wide scoreboard to bring in players who had not been featured more regularly in the national team, such as Nelson Semedo or the recent incorporation of FC Barcelona, ​​Joao Cancelo.

This way Portugal continues with an undefeated record of six victories in six appearances and not satisfied with that, they accumulate a difference of +24 in their scoring record, with 24 goals scored and none receivedso they will seek to seal their qualification for the Eurocup on October 13 against Slovakia

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