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As expected, the reign of Carlos Queiroz as Portugal coach got off to a confident start with a straight-forward victory over minnows, the Faeroe Islands. Carlos Martins, Simao, Duda, Bruno Alves and Nani all found the net in a 5-0 victory. Martins and Deco in the first half and Nani in the second period were Portugal’s top performers against committed but fragile opposition. Playing in a 4-3-3 formation, Queiroz gave Lecce left-back Antunes a starting berth as he seeks to find a solution to the problem left-back position. The former Pacos de Ferreira defender put in a solid performance. At the other end of the pitch Hugo Almeida was chosen as the lone striker, but the big Werder Bremen striker looked rusty and failed to capitalise on a plethora of opportunities created by wingers Simao and Nani. Such was the home team’s... [read full story]
