Portuguese Football in English
AC Milan 3-1 Roma
Rafael Leão marked his return to action after a month out injured by coming off the bench to score the clinching goal as Milan beat Roma 3-1 at San Siro in Serie A on Thursday.
In an eventful evening for Portuguese, Seleção no1 Rui Patrício also caught the eye when saving Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s penalty late on, but by that time the Rossoneri had long secured all three points against José Mourinho’s side after Leão’s introduction.
Manchester United 0-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
João Moutinho scored the winning goal as Wolverhampton Wanderers won against Manchester United at Old Trafford for the first time in 42 years on Monday evening.
Bruno Lage’s side, which included six Portuguese, were deserving winners at the Theatre of Dreams, consigning Cristiano Ronaldo’s United to damaging defeat in their quest for a Champions League place.
One outstanding Portuguese goalkeeper replaces another
The task of replacing the much respected and highly experienced Rui Patrício between the sticks at Molineux could have easily been a daunting and complicated challenge. Yet the seamless transition from one Portuguese shot-stopper to another has gone sensationally smoothly and has been imperative to Wolves making a very good start to their inaugural campaign under the stewardship of Bruno Lage.
In what will become a series of articles on “The Wolves project”, Portuguese football and Wolverhampton Wanderers expert Alex Gonçalves reports on the positive impact made by goalkeeper José Sá since his move to England last summer.
A big day for Portuguese coaches on Wednesday as Paulo Sousa was officially confirmed as new boss of Brazilian giants Flamengo. Sousa left his position as manager of the Poland national team to move to Brazil, bringing an end to a controversial departure ahead of the World Cup play-offs in March.
Stepping into an international job is José Peseiro, who has been hired by Nigeria. The African heavyweights are aiming to qualify for the World Cup in the CAF play-offs in March, with Peseiro taking charge shortly before the meetings with the aim of securing passage to Qatar 2022.
Paulo Sousa has stunned Polish football by making clear his intention to leave his job ahead of their World Cup qualifiers in March, after agreeing to join Brazilian giants Flamengo.
Poland, who along with Portugal are vying for a place at Qatar 2022 in the play-offs, have refused to allow Sousa to leave easily, while star striker Robert Lewandowski’s agent released a statement revealing the Bayern Munich striker is disappointed by the news.
