Scotland, who had cost Portugal their first points by holding them in check the previous day (0-0), will still be able to escape from last place in the standings when they travel to Poland on Monday, because both teams have 4 points each.
Friday evening at the Dragon stadium, the Seleçao sorely lacked offensive inspiration and defensive mastery throughout the first half, but the team of Spanish coach Roberto Martinez returned from the locker room with Vitinha in place of Joao Neves, and a dynamic much more impactful.
Portugal took the advantage thanks to Rafael Leao, who concluded with his head a rapid attack that he himself launched with the help of Nuno Mendes, author of a nice decisive pass (59th, 1-0) .
Until then transparent, even messy, Cristiano Ronaldo doubled the lead from the penalty spot (72nd, 2-0) by punishing a handball in the area by Polish defender Jakub Kiwior, who wanted to counter a strike from Diogo Dalot.
Bruno Fernandes then hit the nail on the head with a superb right shot into the top corner (80th, 3-0) and Pedro Neto aggravated the score with a right shot passed between goalkeeper Marcin Bulka and his inside post (83rd, 4-0).
The evening will, however, remain marked by Ronaldo’s acrobatic return after a cross from Vitinha (87th, 5-0), followed by a goal for the honor of Poland from Dominik Marczuk (88th, 5-1).
