The Portugal of Cristiano Ronaldo walks on the Türkiye by Vincenzo Montella in Dortmund, gaining the pass to the final stages of Euro 2024 as top of the class in Group F a day early. The goals of Bernardo Silva in the 21st minute and Bruno decided the match in Dortmund this afternoon. Fernandes in the 56th minute, as well as Akaydin’s sensational own goal in the 28th minute. The Turkish defense was bad, at times very bad, and contributed significantly to the Portuguese trio. Among Italians on the pitch, Rafael Leao was replaced already at half-time (read the TMW Turkey-Portugal report cards here).
The analysis of the Turkish coach Vincenzo Montella
“We played a good game, even if we could have done better in the decisive moments. In the first twenty minutes we came closest to scoring, but if these games don’t break the deadlock then everything becomes more difficult. We conceded the 1-0 goal we lost a bit of confidence, but in the end the team tried to score and I’m sorry that we weren’t able to do so. We’re still in the running for qualification, knowing that we will be able to achieve our goal.”
The analysis of the Portuguese coach Roberto Martinez
“I think we played at the same level as against the Czech Republic, but this time we scored first. Turkey started well, but we held our ground and once we scored we controlled the match. Now we have to give a game to some players who have played less, they deserve it.”