Sérgio Oliveira is enjoying a dream start to life in Italy with José Mourinho’s Roma. The Portuguese midfielder followed up his debut goal from last weekend with another – plus an assist – as the Giallorossi cruised to a 4-2 victory at Empoli on Sunday night.
The other main headline makers this weekend were Wolves duo João Moutinho and Rúben Neves, both of whom scored superb goals as Bruno Lage’s side won against Brentford in the English Premier League. Elsewhere, there was a goal for Danilo Pereira in France for Paris Saint-Germain, while Fábio Carvalho, Lucas João and Dany Mota struck in the second tiers of England and Italy.
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Rafael Leão is pushing for a greater role in Portugal’s World Cup qualifying play-off after another goal for AC Milan in Serie A on Monday night. The former Sporting forward now has three goals and two assists in his last four matches for his team, and was regarded as the best player on the pitch despite the Rossoneri losing 2-1 at home to Spezia.
Sunday afternoon saw Portuguese internationals Nani and Sérgio Oliveira both make their debuts for Italian sides Venezia and Roma respectively, and things could scarcely have gone better for the duo in Serie A.
Veteran Portuguese winger Nani has completed a move to Serie A club Venezia, signing an 18-month contract to return to Italian football.