Manchester Metropolis responded to Bernardo Silva’s first objective at a serious event for Portugal after the Cityzens midfielder fired his nation into an early lead towards Turkiye at Uefa Euro 2024 on Saturday.
The midfielder pounced on a supply from Nuno Mendes to place the Selecao on the right track to win their group with a sport to spare and internet for the primary time at a serious worldwide event with 21 minutes performed.
“The genius that’s Bernardo Silva,” former Arsenal and England defender Lee Dixon mentioned, talking as a part of ITV Sport’s commentary crew.
Bernardo Silva along with his first ever objective in a serious worldwide event 🤩
The Man Metropolis star opens the scoring for Portugal 🇵🇹#Euro2024 | #TURPOR pic.twitter.com/1DmrOztjX2
— ITV Soccer (@itvfootball) June 22, 2024
“You already know he’s going to hit the goal. He’s obtained time due to the deflection. With that mercurial left foot, he’s not going to overlook that.”
Manchester Metropolis’s official account on X – previously Twitter – responded by posting ‘Bernardo’ in capital letters in considered one of two posts in regards to the objective.
BERNARDO 😮💨
— Manchester Metropolis (@ManCity) June 22, 2024
Portugal’s night improved additional when Samet Akaydin scored a calamitous personal objective, turning a go from exterior the penalty space previous helpless goalkeeper Altay Bayindir.
Report worldwide goalscorer Cristiano Ronaldo began for Roberto Martinez’s aspect, who wanted little of his instinctive brilliance to determine a snug half-time lead.
With Czechia and Georgia on a degree apiece following their 1-1 draw within the previous match, no crew will be capable to catch Portugal in the event that they win.
“That got here on the excellent time, didn’t it?” Dixon mentioned of Akaydin’s misfortune. “Turkiye had simply settled a bit of bit after the primary objective – after which bang.”
Bernardo Silva scored for the primary time in 10 internationals, having been on a barren run since scoring in three consecutive video games in 2023.
You don’t see that fairly often 🫣
Portugal double their benefit in very weird circumstance 🇵🇹#Euro2024 | #TURPOR pic.twitter.com/zNdpga7VW1
— ITV Soccer (@itvfootball) June 22, 2024
Portugal had greater than 60% of possession on their approach to transferring two objectives in entrance on the break in a Euro sport for the primary time since they performed Denmark in 2012.
“He doesn’t miss,” former England Ladies ahead Eniola Aluko mentioned of Bernardo Silva. “As quickly because it falls to him, you recognize it’s moving into.
“He’s such an clever participant: he at all times will get in the appropriate positions to both hyperlink up or rating. He sniffs it out. What number of instances have we seen Bernardo Silva do this for Manchester Metropolis?”
