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Portugal national football team
International Friendlies
Nov 18, 2014 at 7.45pm UK
 
Argentina national football team

1-0

Guerreiro (92')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Fernando Santos slams "very, very bad" Portugal

Portugal boss Fernando Santos says that his troops were lucky to beat Argentina in what he described as a "very, very bad" performance.

Portugal boss Fernando Santos has admitted that his side were "very, very bad" at times during last night's 1-0 win over Argentina.

Raphael Guerreiro headed home a stoppage-time winner as the Portuguese beat their South American counterparts at Old Trafford, but Santos says that the result papered over the cracks.

"The first 20 minutes our team were very, very bad," he told RTP. "We allowed Argentina to play and we were always late to the ball. We have the capacity to do more.

"We defended better [in the second half] but always had difficulty getting out to attack. In the last 10-15 minutes the opponent dropped a bit and we ended up making the goal."

The pre-match talk had centred around Cristiano Ronaldo renewing his individual rivalry with Lionel Messi, but both Ballon d'Or nominees were substituted at the break after indifferent displays.

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Danny of Portugal and Nicolas Otamendi of Argentina battle for the ball during the International Friendly between Argentina and Portugal at Old Trafford on November 18, 2014
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