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 doesn't think he did anything wrong after West Brom were awarded a penalty at Old Trafford on Saturday. Referee David Coote agreed with the Portuguese star after overturning his original decision after checking the pitchside VAR monitor.Baggies fans feel aggrieved that the penalty wasn't given after Fernandes and Conor Gallagher clashed shins in the United box.However, Nemanja Matic says from the outset, Fernandes has been adamant of his innocence. "Bruno said straight away that he had the ball at first," said the Manchester United midfielder after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side won 1-0 on Saturday evening. "The referee gave the penalty but VAR is there to see and to make correct decisions.
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