Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo scored the winning goal as Serie A champions Juventus beat AC Milan 1-0 in the Italian Super Cup in Jeddah on Wednesday evening.

Following a goalless first half, Ronaldo made the difference on the hour mark, nodding in Miralem Pjanic’s through-ball after a perfectly-timed run to score what proved the winner and secure his first trophy in the Bianconeri colours.

With many European leagues still on their winter break, the focus has largely been on some of the continent’s major countries as they navigate a packed fixture list, and as usual Portuguese involvement was strong again this weekend.

Rafael Leão is becoming an important figure with Lille in France and the Portuguese youngster was on the scoresheet again in their 3-1 win at Caen. Meanwhile, José Gomes secured his first win as Reading manager and Marco Silva got a much-needed three points at Everton, while Miguel Cardoso’s struggles at Celta Vigo continue and there was a Lazio debut for Pedro Neto.

Rui Vitoria has wasted little time finding himself a new job after leaving Benfica last week. The Portuguese manager is set to sign an 18-month deal with Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr, in a move that will see him once again in direct competition with Jorge Jesus.

Meanwhile, reports from Spain suggest that José Mourinho has emerged as the prime target to take over at Real Madrid this summer, six years after his contemptuous departure from the Bernabeu.

Portugal midfielder Rúben Neves scored with a trademark long-range shot to put Nuno Espírito Santo’s Wolverhampton Wanderers into the next round of the FA Cup at the expense of Liverpool.

Diogo Jota returned to action for Wolves and also made important contributions in the final match of the competition’s third round, as Nuno’s side emerged with a 2-1 victory thanks to goals from former Benfica striker Raul Jimenez and ex-Porto man Neves.