Diogo Costa reveals how he saved Christian Eriksen's penalty after chat with Cristiano Ronaldo during Portugal's Nations League tie with Denmark.
Diogo Costa shared details on how he stopped Christian Eriksen’s penalty after Portugal’s Nations League defeat to Denmark.
WHAT HAPPENED?
The 25-year-old had a long discussion with Portugal teammate Cristiano Ronaldo before blocking Eriksen’s first-half penalty. Following Thursday’s 1-0 defeat, the goalkeeper revealed that Ronaldo’s gaze hinted Eriksen would aim to his right—and he did.
WHAT DIOGO COSTA SAID
After the game he said: “We study the penalty takers, I never go with a decided side, it’s very much about the goalkeeper’s scent and that’s how it went. The look in his eyes made me feel like he was going to shoot to my right and I believed it. But it was a bad day for the national team. We played more the football they wanted than the football we wanted and the game went badly. We just have to train and prepare better for the next game.”
THE BIGGER PICTURE
Despite the FC Porto goalkeeper’s impressive performance, Portugal suffered a first-leg loss due to Rasmus Hojlund’s second-half goal. They now aim to overcome the deficit and secure a spot in the Nations League semi-finals over the weekend.
