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Sweden had an easier task when Cristiano Ronaldo was forced to leave the match due to a positive crown test. But that was not enough for Sweden to be close to taking the first point in the Nations League.
Portugal went well ahead after 20 minutes. Portugal won the ball a bit outside of Sweden’s penalty area, and then it was quick.
Some Swedish opportunities
Diogo Jota and Bernardo Silva put very wide areas in the Swedish penalty area where Silva after a lateral pass passed very well in the left post.
After that, Sweden stepped up and created a couple of chances. But it never got really dangerous. Instead of an equalizer, a cold shower came at the end of the half. Joao Cancelo fired a shot from around 35 meters and Diogo Jota and couldn’t do anything about it, diving and swerving, did everything to finish.
Sweden accumulated 3-0
This was not the only time Jota offered candy. In ’72, he completely overwhelmed the Swedish defense and was able to score his second solo goal, which was also the last of the match.
– It’s heavy, of course. You don’t want to go here and lose with big numbers, Viktor Claesson tells TV4 after the match.
– The game arrives where they want, although I think that in the first half at least we will reach a good level. But it’s not enough. We have to have some fluency and establish our opportunities, and today we don’t have that, continues Claesson.
