Soccer Football - World Cup - UEFA Qualifiers - Group A - Azerbaijan v Portugal - Baku Olympic Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan - September 7, 2021 Pitch invaders taking a picture with Portugal's Bruno Fernandes during the match REUTERS/Aziz Karimov
BAKU (Reuters) - Portugal cruised to a 3-0 victory away to Azerbaijan in World Cup qualifying on Tuesday to move top of Group A.
Portugal were without Cristiano Ronaldo, who was suspended after picking up a yellow card while celebrating his second goal in their last-gasp 2-1 victory over Ireland last week, but his absence was not felt as first-half strikes from Bernardo Silva and Andre Silva plus a Diogo Jota header secured victory.
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