In a historic shift, Cristiano Ronaldo was absent from Portugal’s match against Sweden, marking the first time in 17 years that another player donned the No 7 jersey.
The unexpectedly vacated position by Ronaldo gave Bruma a chance to show what he can do, and he scored a goal only 11 minutes after Leao was replaced.
The 29-year-old struck twice, paving the way to a final score of 4-0 against Sweden while breaking his four-month-long international scoring drought dating back to October 2018.
Lacking Ronaldo, Portugal proved superior against Sweden, the score being 5–2 in the favour of Portugal in their first game of the year.
The tie reflects not only the strength and ability of the former to fight back as they replace their old hero but also the cherished handiness it had over the latter.
