Portugal earned a hard-fought 2\u20131 victory over Chile on Saturday in an entertaining international friendly, using the occasion to sharpen preparations ahead of the FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n
Roberto Mart\u00ednez\u2019s side controlled much of the opening half, producing several opportunities. They nearly took the lead when R\u00faben Dias rose highest to meet a corner, but Chile goalkeeper Lawrence Vigouroux reacted brilliantly to keep the header out.<\/p>\n
Rafael Le\u00e3o also came close after bursting into the penalty area, only to see his powerful effort crash against the post. Cristiano Ronaldo thought he had opened the scoring midway through the half, but the goal was ruled offside.<\/p>\n
The match took a dramatic turn just before halftime when tensions boiled over following a heated confrontation between Rafael Le\u00e3o and Iv\u00e1n Rom\u00e1n. After a brief melee involving several players, both men were shown straight reds.<\/p>\n
They eventually found the breakthrough in the 59th minute. R\u00faben Neves delivered a perfectly placed pass into the area for Gon\u00e7alo Guedes, who calmly slotted home from close range to make it 1\u20130.<\/p>\n
The hosts spectacularly doubled their advantage in the 74th minute. Bruno Fernandes collected possession outside the box and unleashed a superb curling strike that flew beyond Vigouroux and into the top corner for 2-0.<\/p>\n
Chile continued to battle despite trailing and managed to pull a goal back deep into stoppage time when Lucas Cepeda finished clinically after a swift attacking move for the final 2-1 result.<\/p>\n
The Sele\u00e7\u00e3o<\/em> will play their final preparation match on Wednesday night in Leiria against Nigeria.<\/p>\n The Paris Saint-Germain core of Vitinha, Jo\u00e3o Neves, Nuno Mendes, and Gon\u00e7alo Ramos joined up with the Sele\u00e7\u00e3o<\/em> late after winning the Champions League final. They are expected to be integrated for the final friendly in Leiria.<\/p>\n Midfielder Matheus Nunes sat out the Chile match due to a fitness precautions.<\/p>\n Lineups<\/strong><\/p>\n Portugal: <\/strong>Jos\u00e9 S\u00e1 (Rui Silva 46\u2019); N\u00e9lson Semedo (Diogo Dalot 46\u2019), R\u00faben Dias (Tom\u00e1s Ara\u00fajo 86\u2019), Renato Veiga (Gon\u00e7alo In\u00e1cio 46\u2019), Jo\u00e3o Cancelo; Bernardo Silva (R\u00faben Neves 46\u2019), Sam\u00fa Costa (Pedro Neto 46\u2019); Chico Concei\u00e7\u00e3o (Jo\u00e3o F\u00e9lix 76\u2019), Bruno Fernandes, Rafael Le\u00e3o (Red\u00a0 Card 45+2);\u00a0 Cristiano Ronaldo (Gon\u00e7alo Guedes, 46\u2019)<\/p>\n Chile:<\/strong> Lawrence Vigouroux, Guillermo Marip\u00e1n, Iv\u00e1n Rom\u00e1n (Red Card 45+2), Felipe Fa\u00fandez, Gabriel Suazo, Felipe Loyola (Fabi\u00e1n Hormazabal 79\u2019), Vicente Pizarro (V\u00edctor M\u00e9ndez 79\u2019), Agust\u00edn Arce (Lucas Cepeda 65\u2019), Maximiliano Guti\u00e9rrez (Rodrigo Echeverr\u00eda 65\u2019), Dar\u00edo Osorio (Nils Reichmuth 79\u2019), Gonzalo Tapia (Iv\u00e1n Morales 79\u2019)<\/p>\n Goals<\/strong><\/p>\n P: <\/strong>Gon\u00e7alo Guedes, 58\u2019 World Cup Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n June 17:<\/strong> World Cup Group K opener against DR Congo<\/strong> in Houston, Texas.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n June 23:<\/strong> Group K match against Uzbekistan<\/strong> in Houston, Texas.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n June 27:<\/strong> Final group stage match against Colombia<\/strong> in Miami, Florida.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Portugal earned a hard-fought 2\u20131 victory over Chile on Saturday in an entertaining international friendly, using the occasion to sharpen preparations ahead of the FIFA…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11763,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","wpcat-1-id"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccernoticias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Guedes.jpg?fit=1396%2C930&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pdnh7s-33I","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11385,"url":"https:\/\/www.soccernoticias.com\/blog\/11385-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":11762,"position":0},"title":"Roberto Martinez Announces Squad Selections for October WCQ","author":"Psoccer","date":"October 3, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Roberto Mart\u00ednez has announced the 25-man squad for Portugal's World Cup qualifiers against Ireland (Oct. 11) and Hungary (Oct. 14), both at the Jos\u00e9 Alvalade Stadium in Lisbon, in Group F action. 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\nP: <\/strong>Bruno Fernandes, 75\u2019
\nC: <\/strong>Lucas Cepeda, 90+2\u2019<\/p>\n