In the other match in the group, Portugal snatched a 1-1 draw against Spain, runner-up in the last edition, in Seville, on the first day of the 2022-23 European Nations League. And this in a match in which Cristiano Ronaldo, who came on after the hour mark, was very reserved.
In the 25th minute, after a lightning counterattack led by Javi, Carlos Soler passed the ball to Alvaro Morata on the verge of offside inside the area, scoring the Juventus striker's 26th goal in the Spanish national team's shirt. But Braga striker Ricardo Horta responded in the 82nd minute, alone inside the area, following a cross from Joao Cancelo.
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Cristiano Ronaldo, who was kept on in the first half and came on in the 62nd minute in place of Otavio, spent half an hour protesting and was very reserved in the Seleção. Without his flashes, the Portuguese managed to snatch a valuable draw at the Benito-Villamarín Stadium, where there was only 3/4. However, Portugal largely dominated the second half.
After the Lusitanian's equaliser, Jordi Alba got the ball to give Spain a 2-1 lead with a header, but his recovery in the face of the empty cage did not hold the frame.
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