The 29-year-old midfielder, who made his debut as an ‘AA’ international on November 10, 2017, scored the first two goals while playing for Sporting and the last 18 as a footballer for Manchester United, where he has played since January 2020.
Bruno Fernandes remains in 12th place in the ranking of the ‘quinas’ team, now looking for the top 10, which is closed by Tamagnini Nené and Simão Sabrosa, both with 22 goals.
In their 20s, they also follow Nuno Gomes, fifth, with 29 goals, Hélder Postiga, sixth, with 27, Rui Costa, seventh, with 26, Nani, eighth, with 24, and João Vieira Pinto, ninth, with 23.
Further ahead, in the top four, are Cristiano Ronaldo, outstanding, with 128 goals, he who is the world’s top scorer at national team level, followed by Pauleta, with 47, the ‘king’ Eusébio da Silva Ferreira, with 41, and Luís Figo, 32.
As for the other scorers against the Swedes, the highlight goes to Gonçalo Ramos, Paris Saint-Germain striker, who scored his eighth goal, in just 11 matches for the main Portuguese team, rising to 33rd place in the table.
For his part, Rafael Leão, who opened the scoring, reached four goals, in the 24th match, while Matheus Nunes and Bruma, both on their 12th ‘AA’ cap, both scored their second goal.
Portugal beat Sweden 5-2 today, in the first preparation match for the 2024 European Football Championship, played at the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, in Guimarães.
Rafael Leão, at 24 minutes, Matheus Nunes, at 33, Bruno Fernandes, at 45, Bruma, at 57, and Gonçalo Ramos, at 61, sealed the Portuguese triumph, while the ‘lion’ Viktor Gyökeres, at 58, and Gustaf Nilsson , at 90, scored for the Swedes.
The ‘quinas’ team, which recorded their 11th triumph in 11 games under the command of Spaniard Roberto Martínez, will play again on Tuesday, in Ljubljana, against Slovenia, playing three more games in June before the finals of Euro2024.