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.
Alejandro Garnacho sends message to Bruno Fernandes after Manchester United penalty miss vs Chelsea
manchestereveningnews.co.ukAlejandro Garnacho sent an encouraging message to Bruno Fernandes after the Manchester United captain's missed penalty in Wednesday's 2-1 win at home to Chelsea.
Fernandes gave Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez a collector's item with a rare miss from the spot inside nine minutes at Old Trafford.
Referee Chris Kavanagh initially missed the foul from Enzo Fernandez on Antony but awarded the penalty after a VAR check. United captain Fernandes stepped up to open the scoring but a slight hop failed to make Sanchez blink and the Chelsea goalkeeper held firm to palm away, with Rasmus Hojlund firing over the rebound.
But the Portuguese midfielder recovered to put in another decent performance and thanks fans for their support after the win. RATINGS: McTominay and Garnacho good vs Chelsea ALSO READ: United might be one simple step away from their perfect midfield Alongside a picture of himself celebrating, Fernandes wrote: "Great performance today.
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