1-0: Portugal opens the ‘Jorge Jesus era’ with echoes of the past
Victory by the minimum, fair although tight, of Portugal in view of Welsh (1-0) in what was the premiere of Jorge Jesus on the national bench. With these three points, the Portuguese team begins its journey in the Nations Leaguea title that he defends, in a positive way although the truth is that when it comes to football he continued to demonstrate the same problems as with ‘Bob‘ Martinez. The person in charge of marking, given the lack of success of Christianwas Joao Felix who added his sixth goal of the season.
life goes on the same
reappeared Portugal in Lisbon after his premature KO in the past World but he did it with very few new faces. The only one, the one of Jorge Jesusthe coach, who, even so, has been in Portuguese football for 27 years and is an old acquaintance of the Portuguese parish. So much so that everyone expected him to put the same eleven players who were eliminated by Spain in Dallas into the fray and that was the case. With the only change, that is, of Ruben by Joaoalthough the two ‘Neves’.
The rival, Welshdid not demand much more and, in fact, after ten minutes of electric start, he retracted his sails and left the ball to the locals who, from that moment, were looking for the goal through the boots of Cristiano Ronaldoanother everlasting. But they found it in the Joao Felix that, from about 30 meters, a whip was invented to beat the goalkeeper and put the ball in the way. The dominance, then, was translated into the scoreboard but it did not keep up with the Portuguese chances which, yes, lacked aim.
A failure to disbelieve
In the second half, the script of the game was more or less the same. Welsh pressing until 55′ and Christian eagerly looking for a new goal. And he had it. So close, so close, he missed it. A free ball came to him from the right, and when he just had to push it, he sent it wide. He sent it to save, however, minutes later but the VAR checked that it was in the wrong position and the goal did not go up on the scoreboard. The disappointment at José Alvalade was similar to that of a visiting goal.
Thus, little by little, the minutes passed and the tranquility of Portugal It was exhausted depending on the Welsh attacks that, with the score 1-0, were still seen within the game. In fact, they were on the verge of tying the match in a crazy play that Ruben Days he took out under sticks. The changes, both in some and in others, returned stability to the game and the stopwatch, inexhaustible, continued running until the 90th minute and the referee blew the final whistle.
Portugal
1
0
Welsh
PORTUGAL1: Diogo Costa; Joao Cancelo (Diogo Dalot, 90′), Ruben Dias, Renato Veiga, Nuno Mende (Nuno Tavares, 78′), Ruben Neves (Palhinha, 67′), Vitinha, Bruno Fernandes (Joao Neves, 90′), Pedro Neto, Joao Félix and Cristiano Ronaldo (Gonçalo Ramos, 67′)
WELSH0: Daniel Ward; Neco Williams, Ben Cabango (Mephan, 71′), Ben Davies, Jay Dasilva; Johnson, Sheehan, Ampadou, David Brooks (Daniel James, 63′), Koumas (Thomas, 77′), Jordan James (Moore, 77′)
GOALS: 1-0, Joao Félix (22′)
CARDS: Donatas Rumsas (Lithuania) yellow carded: Ben Cabango (71′)
INCIDENTS: Match corresponding to Matchday 1 of Group 4 of League A of the Nations League played at the José Alvalade
First three points for Portugal in this Nations League against the easiest rival in his group in a premiere of Jorge Jesus which can be summed up in that famous phrase from Gattopardo: “If we want everything to remain as it is, it is necessary for everything to change”
