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Ruben Dias strikes twice as Portugal fight back to beat Croatia 3-2

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Portugal's Ruben Dias celebrates scoring their third goal with Cristiano Ronaldo and teammates [REUTERS/Antonio Bronic]

Portugal’s Ruben Dias scored his first two international goals to help the European champions to a 3-2 win at 10-man Croatia in their Nations League clash on Tuesday, stretching their unbeaten run against the hosts to seven games.

The Manchester City defender capped a fine individual performance with a 90th-minute winner after Croatia goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic spilled a corner, settling an entertaining contest in Poljud stadium.

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