Diogo Jota has officially arrived in the English Premier League. The Portuguese attacker followed up his midweek winner against Chelsea by scoring the first and creating the second as Wolverhampton Wanderers won 2-1 at Newcastle to give Nuno Espírito Santo back-to-back wins in the English top flight.
Elsewhere, there were goals for Portuguese in Italy, where Bruno Alves scored with a stunning free-kick, as well as Bulgaria, Cyprus, Poland and the English and Spanish second tiers. It was also an important weekend for Portuguese bosses Miguel Cardoso and Pedro Caixinha, while Manuel Fernandes, João Cancelo and Raphaël Guerreiro were among the assist-makers.
Wolverhampton Wanderers ended their recent run of poor results in spectacular fashion on Wednesday by coming from behind to beat Chelsea at Molineux. Diogo Jota scored the winning goal for Wolves, who were praised by their delighted Portuguese manager Nuno Espírito Santo after the match.
Portugal stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Bernardo Silva were amongst the goals for the country’s foreign-based contingent this weekend, while fellow internationals Cédric Soares and Vitorino Antunes also found the net in the Premier League and La Liga respectively.
The recent mystery surrounding the absence of Monaco midfielder Rony Lopes has been clarified this week, with it emerging from France that the Portugal international suffered a setback in his rehabilitation following a hamstring injury sustained in September
Portuguese coach Miguel Cardoso says he will work on improvements after watching his Celta Vigo side lose to Real Sociedad in his first match in charge in La Liga. Elsewhere, Portuguese duo João Carvalho and Tobias Figueiredo are reflecting on contrasting contributions to a sensational 5-5 draw in the English Championship.