The hosts had to withstand a huge moment of VAR controversy as after Ronaldo’s free-kick opened the scoring.
Porto: Portugal manager Fernando Santos hailed Cristiano Ronaldo a “football genius” after his 53rd career hat-trick sent Portugal into the final of the Nations League on home soil in Porto with a 3-1 win over Switzerland.
The hosts had to withstand a huge moment of VAR controversy as after Ronaldo’s free-kick opened the scoring, Portugal thought they had the chance to double their lead from the penalty spot. Instead reversed his initial decision and awarded a spot-kick at the other end, which Ricardo Rodriguez converted.
However, Ronaldo took centre stage as he struck twice in the final two minutes to set up a clash with England or the Netherlands, who meet in the second semifinal on Friday.
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