Joao Felix made the win safe late in the second half after the hosts had twice fought back to level. Portugal put the controversy surrounding Cristiano Ronaldo’s departure to one side as they edged Denmark 4-2 in the UEFA Nations League on Thursday.
With the pre-match build-up dominated by five-time Ballon d’Or winner Ronaldo’s sudden departure from the team’s training camp on Wednesday, coach Jorge Jesus said before kick-off that he just wanted his side “to focus on the match”.
Rasmus Hojlund equalised for Denmark early in the second half, but Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Vitinha nodded the hosts back in front in the 57th minute.
On the pitch, Joao Cancelo opened the scoring for Portugal inside 13 minutes before Mikkel Damsgaard curled in an equaliser 10 minutes later.
“A victory of the highest quality; this Portugal team scored four goals and put in a performance which, in my opinion, was of a very high standard,” Jesus told his post-match press conference.
