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.
Rio Ferdinand pinpoints change Bruno Fernandes made for Manchester United penalty vs Brighton
manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inboxRio Ferdinand noticed how Bruno Fernandes went back to basics for his last-gasp penalty kick against Brighton & Hove Albion.Manchester United beat the Seagulls 3-2 in dramatic circumstances as they were awarded a penalty after the referee had actually blown the final whistle, with a Neal Maupay handball spotted by VAR.
Fernandes stepped up to dispatch the spot-kick in the 100th minute of the game and give United victory. Speaking post-match on BT Sport, Ferdinand praised Fernandes' approach to the penalty, revealing how important it is to stay calm and collected in the pressure situations like that.
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