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.
What Edinson Cavani told Bruno Fernandes seconds before stunning Man Utd winner
dailystar.co.ukBruno Fernandes has opened up on Edinson Cavani’s message ahead of Manchester United’s winner against Liverpool.Fernandes came off the bench to strike home a wonderful free-kick to put the Red Devils into the fifth round of the FA Cup.While Liverpool were focusing on making sure their wall was lined up correctly, Fernandes found the bottom corner that Alisson was covering.And the Portuguese star, who was given a slight rest at Old Trafford, has explained that the idea to go that side came from Cavani.“I work a lot on this kind of goal, free-kicks,” Fernandes told BBC Sport.“I tried, this one was good, Edi Cavani, before the free-kick, told me, try to hit one at that side of the keeper.“I tried and it went well.
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