This Tuesday, Portugal faced the USA in an international friendly match, claiming a 2-0 victory at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The Portuguese team opened the scoring at the 34-minute mark of the first half with a brilliant shot from Francisco Trincão. The final score was confirmed just 13 minutes into the second half by João Félix.
Bruno Fernandes emerged as the standout player of the match, completing 2 successful passes and attempting 3 shots on goal.
Francisco Trincão also played a pivotal role, netting the opener and showcasing his skills throughout the game.
USA’s head coach, Mauricio Pochettino, opted for a 3-6-1 formation, with Matthew Freese guarding the goal, a defensive line comprising Alexander Freeman, Chris Richards, and Auston Trusty, and a midfield featuring Tim Weah, Aidan Morris, Sebastian Berhalter, Antonee Robinson, Weston McKennie, and Malik Tillman, leaving Christian Pulisic in attack.
On the other hand, Portugal, managed by Roberto Martínez, arranged themselves in a 4-5-1 formation, with José Sá in goal, a defensive setup of Diogo Dalot, Tomás Araújo, Gonçalo Inácio, and João Cancelo, and a midfield including Samu Costa, Vitinha, Francisco Trincão, Bruno Fernandes, and Pedro Neto, while Gonçalo Ramos led the offense.
Referee Sven Jablonski oversaw the match at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Substitutions for USA
66’ 2T – Malik Tillman was replaced by Joe Scally and Tim Weah by Folarin Balogun
78’ 2T – Alexander Freeman made way for Gio Reyna, Sebastian Berhalter for Brenden Aaronson, and Aidan Morris for Cristian Roldan
91’ 2T – Auston Trusty was substituted for Mark Mckenzie
Yellow Card for USA:
45’ 1T – Christian Pulisic (Unsporting behavior)
Substitutions for Portugal
45’ 2T – Diogo Dalot out for Matheus Nunes, Tomás Araújo out for António Silva, Vitinha out for Rúben Neves, Pedro Neto out for Ricardo Horta, Samu Costa out for João Félix, Francisco Trincão out for Francisco Conceição, João Cancelo out for Nuno Mendes, Antonee Robinson out for Max Arfsten, Christian Pulisic out for Patrick Agyemang, and Weston McKennie out for Tanner Tessmann
60’ 2T – Gonçalo Ramos replaced by Paulinho
70’ 2T – Gonçalo Inácio off for Renato Veiga
84’ 2T – Bruno Fernandes off for Mateus Fernandes and José Sá for Ricardo Velho
Yellow Card for Portugal:
33’ 1T – João Cancelo (Unsporting behavior)