Nuno Mendes makes assist against Croatia for Portugal
Portugal, with Paris Saint-Germain players Nuno Mendes, João Neves and Vitinha, beat Croatia 2-1 on Thursday 5th September at the Estadio do SL Benfica in Lisbon on match day 1 of the UEFA Nations League group stage.
The capital club's defender provided the decisive assist for the Equipa das Qinas's second goal, featuring in both halves along with Vitinha. Neves came on in the second half.
PORTUGAL - CROATIA: 2-1 (2-1)
UEFA Nations League - Group stage - League A - Group A1 - match day 1
Estadio do SL Benfica (Lisbon)
Goals: Dalot (7') and Ronaldo (34') for Portugal, Dalot (41' og) for Croatia.
PORTUGAL: Diogo Costa - Dalot, Ruben Dias, Gonçalo Inacio (Antonio Silva, 77'), Nuno Mendes - Bernardo Silva , Bruno Fernandes, Vitinha (Pedro Gonçalves, 90') - Pedro Neto (Nelson Semedo, 46'), Ronaldo (c) (Diogo Jota, 87'), Rafael Leão (João Neves, 46'). Manager: Roberto Martinez.
CROATIA: Livakovic - Jakic (Perisic, 77'), Sutalo, Pongracic (Caleta-Car, 46'), Gvardiol, Sosa - Pasalic (Sucic, 67'), Kovacic, Baturina (Matanovi, 61') - Modric (c) (Sucic, 77') - Kramaric. Manager: Zlatko Dalic.
Rankings:
1. Poland / 3 points, +1 (1 match played)
2. Portugal / 3 points, +1 (1 match played)
3. Croatia / 0 points, -1 (1 match played)
4. Scotland / 0 points, -1 (1 match played)