Portugal vence Nigéria 2-1, mas Ronaldo desperdiça chances em preparação para Copa

On a quiet Wednesday evening in Leiria, Portugal closed its World Cup preparation with a 2-1 victory over Nigeria — a result that spoke less of its most celebrated figure and more of the generation rising around him. Cristiano Ronaldo, at 41, missed three chances that might once have been routine, leaving his career tally frozen at 974 goals while younger teammates Pedro Neto and Francisco Conceição made the arguments that mattered. It is a moment familiar to sport and to life: the torch not yet passed, but visibly trembling in the hand.