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.
N'Golo Kante's second-half strike earned France a 1-0 win away at defending Nations League champions Portugal and lifted Les Bleus three points clear at the summit of Group A3.
Two star-studded sides met at Estadio da Luz, with the likes of Bruno Fernandes, Paul Pogba and Cristiano Ronaldo all featuring.
But it was the simplest of finishes which won the match as Chelsea midfielder Kante nudged in after Portugal and Wolves goalkeeper Rui Patricio spilled Adrien Rabiot's shot into his path.
Liverpool's Diogo Jota and Wolves' Joao Moutinho came off the bench in the second half but neither could help Portugal find an equaliser.
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