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Neto, Paulinho score on debuts as Portugal rout Andorra

Soccer Football - International Friendly - Portugal v Andorra - Estadio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal - November 11, 2020 Portugal's Pedro Neto celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Rafael Marchante

Pedro Neto and Paulinho both scored on their Portugal debuts as the European champions unsurprisingly routed Andorra 7-0 in a friendly on Wednesday while Cristiano Ronaldo was also on target.

Neto, 20, rifled in the opening goal after eight minutes while Paulinho, making his debut at the age of 28, got in front of his marker to score the second just before the half hour.

Renato Sanches added the third in the 56th minute and Braga forward Paulinho headed in his second from Mario Rui's cross five minutes later.

Soccer Football - International Friendly - Portugal v Andorra - Estadio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal - November 11, 2020 Portugal's Paulinho celebrates scoring their fourth goal with teammates REUTERS/Rafael Marchante

Emili Garcia turned the ball into his own net before Ronaldo, who was rested for the first half, headed his 102nd international goal with five minutes left and Joao Felix completed the rout.

Ronaldo's goal left the 35-year-old only seven short of former Iran forward Ali Daei's alltime record of 109 international goals.

(Writing by Brian Homewood; Editing by Toby Davis)

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