The Portugal female team bowed heavily this Thursday evening against Spain, reigning world champion (5-0), when she entered Euro 2025.
The level gap between the two teams was too important. This Thursday evening against Spain, Portugal could not do anything. Not helped by the absence of her best player, Kika Nazareth-who, although present on the match sheet, is not yet able to play-, the team led by Francisco Neto has been largely dominated by Alexia Potellas and his teammates, who already led 2-0 after only seven minutes of play. A start to the match which was not unlike that of April 8, in which she was around 7-1.
After achievements by Esther Gonzalez (2 ′) and Vicky Lopez (7 ′), Alexia Putellas, Ballon d'Or in 2021 and 2022, also went there with her goal (41 ′), just before ASTHER GONZALEZ did not register his second of the evening (43 ′). At halftime, the meeting was already folded, and it was even feared that it would be corrected during the second act. But the Spaniards have raised their foot, while the Portuguese approached the cages of Adriana Nanclares, which had only one stop to make the whole game.
At the end of the game, Cristina Martín-Prieto, who knows Portugal well since she evolves at SL Benfica, came to worsen the score (90+3). Manita. As expected, the Navegadoras could not face the Spanish storm, in a match that was marked, just before kick -off, by a moving minute of silence and applause, In tribute to Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva, who left far too early.
Portugal and Spain observe a minute’s silence at UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 to remember Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva ❤️
Rest in Peace.#WEURO2025 pic.twitter.com/GlPILuJer9
— Optus Sport (@OptusSport) July 3, 2025
For Portugal, the group phase of the competition continues next Monday against Italy, winner of Belgium earlier in the evening (0-1).
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