Bruno Miguel Borges Fernandes (born 8 September 1994) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP and the Portugal national team as a midfielder. Fernandes started his career at Serie B side Novara Calcio and soon featured for Udinese and Sampdoria in Serie A.
In 2017, he signed with Sporting CP where he established himself as one of the best players in the Primeira Liga. He was named the LPFP Primeira Liga Player of the Year in both 2017–18 and 2018–19. In the latter season, he also helped Sporting win the Taça de Portugal. A senior international since 2017, Fernandes represented Portugal at the 2016 Summer Olympics and 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Bruno Fernandes gives verdict on overturned penalty during Manchester United vs West Brom
manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inbox every day, freeBruno Fernandes believes he touched the ball before making contact with Conor Gallagher during Manchester United's win against West Brom.The second-half begun with the scores level after a drab first 45 minutes at Old Trafford but there was controversy just minutes after the interval.Fernandes made contact with the on-loan Chelsea player in the penalty area and referee David Coote pointed to the spot.However, following advice from the VAR official, Coote overturned the decision after reviewing the footage on the pitch-side monitor.
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