Agency, Oct 2: Portugal secured a comfortable 4–2 victory over Denmark in the UEFA Nations League on Thursday night, despite being without veteran forward and captain Cristiano Ronaldo.
Playing at Parken Stadium, Portugal extended their winning run to three matches, with João Cancelo, Gonçalo Ramos, Vitinha and João Félix all getting on the scoresheet. Denmark’s goals came from Mikkel Damsgaard and Rasmus Højlund.
Cancelo opened the scoring in the 13th minute, giving Portugal an early lead. Denmark responded 10 minutes later through Damsgaard, who levelled the score at 1–1.
Ramos restored Portugal’s advantage in the 25th minute, but Højlund brought Denmark level again in the 53rd minute.
Vitinha put Portugal back in front in the 67th minute before Félix sealed the victory with an 87th-minute goal.
The win leaves Portugal top of Group A4 with nine points from three matches, while Denmark remain second with three points from the same number of games.
