Portugal cruise to victory in Azerbaijan

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The Portugal team of Danilo Pereira and Nuno Mendes registered a 3-0 win away to Azerbaijan in a qualifier for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

Nuno Mendes came off the bench around 20 minutes from full time, while Danilo Pereira played no part in the game.

AZERBAIJAN 0-3 PORTUGAL (HT: 0-2)
FIFA World Cup - Qatar 2022 - European Zone qualifiers - Group A - Matchday 6
Baku Olympic Stadium (Baku)
Goals: Bernardo Silva (26'), André Silva (31') and Jota (75').
AZERBAIJAN: Magomedaliyev - Badalov, Hahgverdi, Salahli (Sadikhov, 76') - Hüseynov, Makhmudov, Garayev (c) (Nuriiev, 46'), Khalilzade (Ghorbani, 46') - Alaskarov, Ozobic (Mustafayev, 62') - Emreli (Bayramov, 63'). Coach: Giovanni de Biasi.
PORTUGAL: Rui Patricio - João Cancelo, Ruben Dias, Pepe, Guerreiro (Nuno Mendes, 71') - João Moutinho (c) (João Mario, 78'), João Palhinha (Ruben Neves, 46'), Bruno Fernandes - Diogo Jota (G. Guedes, 78'), Bernardo Silva (Otavio, 78') - André Silva. Coach: Fernando Santos.