During a World Cup warm-up on Thursday in Lisbon, Portugal defeated Nigeria 4-0 thanks to goals from Bruno Fernandes twice in the first half, Goncalo Ramos, making his debut, and Joao Mario.
In Cristiano Ronaldo's absence due to a stomach bug, Fernandes of Manchester United led a formidable Portugal team in their final game prior to their Friday trip to Doha. The one unexpected development was the debut of Antonio Silva, a 19-year-old defender for Benfica, who began in place of Pepe while the veteran was recovering from a protracted injury.
In the ninth minute, Joao Felix found Diogo Dalot, who set up Fernandes to tap into an empty net while being encouraged by a sold-out Alvalade Stadium. In the 35th minute, Portugal extended their advantage with Fernandes' penalty kick after a Bernardo Silva pass struck defender Bright Osayi-Samuel in the hand. Fernandes quietly completed his third brace for Portugal by successfully converting the penalty attempt. Ramos added a third goal for Portugal in the second half. To the pleasure of almost 45,000 spectators in the stadium, Joao Mario scored into the bottom corner to seal the victory.