There were doubles aplenty this week as FIVE different Portuguese players struck twice for their respective clubs abroad. Leading the way is Cristiano Ronaldo, who helped Al Nassr to victory in the Asian Champions League. Meanwhile, Beto had arguably his best game in an Everton shirt with a double against Leicester, while Gonçalo Ramos continues his strong goal ratio in France.
Elsewhere, Pedro Neto scored a vital goal to help Chelsea beat West Ham United in the Premier League, on a weekend which saw Jota make a scoring return to Scotland with Celtic and Paulinho grab an injury-time winner in Mexico.
Between 2017 and 2020, Nelson Semedo was lining up alongside Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez at Barcelona. He savoured La Liga title glory and a Copa del Rey triumph with the Catalan giants and must have believed that his career was only heading in one direction.
Abel Ferreira recently declared he is preparing for his last year in Brazilian football, amid signs of disquiet around Brazilian powerhouses Palmeiras.
An eventful weekend at AC Milan has seen further headlines generated by the latest bout of controversy at San Siro. Sérgio Conceição’s side staged another late comeback to defeat Parma 3-2 in Serie A on Sunday afternoon, but the Portuguese boss’ clash with skipper Davide Calabria has been the talk of the Italian press.
When veteran Portuguese manager Jorge Jesus gives an interview, there is usually no shortage of takeaway quotes suitable for circulation in the Portuguese media and beyond.