Portugal registered a 3-0 victory over Turkey to the progress round of 16 of the 2024 European Championship on Saturday evening.
Real Madrid starlet Arda Guler started on the bench on the back of an injury concern before Joao Palhinha came in for Diogo Jota for the A Selecao, who hit the ground running in the opener against the Czech Republic.
It was an utterly quiet opening before the 2016 kings showed up ahead of the final exchanges where a one-touch move led to a low cross which Bernardo Silva lashed in emphatically.
A Selecao extended the tally exactly a minute to the half-hour mark after uncertainty and mis-communication between Samet Akaydin and Altay Bayindir resulted in an unfortunate own-goal.
Turkiye had no answer whatsoever to match that of the A Selecao, who remained pretty comfortable to go to the interval in the firm ascendancy.
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Both teams preferred to introduce substitutions ahead of the second half in which saw Yusuf Yazici in for Orkun Kokcu, while Pedro Neto and Ruben Neves stepped on for A Selecao.
The Portuguese still though upped the ante ten minutes from the resumption after Cristiano Ronaldo made a run in-behind and released Bruno Fernandes for a simple finish.
As the boys of Roberto Martinez continued to have the better of the play, the Ay-Yildizlilar battled to match-up and for large parts were second best against their counterparts.
The clash dropped in momentum during the final exchanges, but it didn't affect the A Selecao who ran out victorious and advanced to the last 16 with a game to spare in Group F.