JAKARTA - Portugal national team coach Fernando Santos regretted the defeat of his team from Spain at the UEFA Nations League. Santos was disappointed that Portugal failed to score at home.
The Portugal national team faced Spain in the final match of the UEFA Nations League Group A2 at the Estadio Municipal de Braga. However, in the match which took place on Wednesday morning WIB, Selecao lost 0-1.
After the match, Santos expressed regret because his team played well at the start of the match. He said Portugal dominated and presented a number of threats up to 15 minutes after the second half began.
However, over time, Cristiano Ronaldo et al seemed to run out of energy. The selecao relaxed the pressure and made Spain move more freely until Alvaro Morata scored a single goal in the 88th minute.
"We started to withdraw after the break. Even so we had two good chances, but we're sorry for not scoring goals here," Fernando Santos was quoted as saying on the UEFA official website.
This Portugal defeat made Ronaldo et al only able to finish second. In addition, the host's hopes towards the next round also failed to be achieved.
For that result, midfielder Ruben Neves also felt disappointed. However, he was reluctant to lament excessively because there was a bigger agenda waiting for Portugal.
"There is no room to think more about this competition. Now we will focus on the World Cup," Neves said, asserting.
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