Spain won the UEFA Nations League Group A2 on Tuesday as Alvaro Morata's late goal edged out Portugal 1-0, while the Czech Republic were relegated after losing to Switzerland in the last round of group matches.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In a duel in Portugal's Braga, the hosts almost opened the scoring in the 32nd minute through Diogo Jota, who received a long pass from Bruno Fernandes and unleashed a shot towards the top right corner that Unai Simon kept out with a brilliant one-handed save.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Portuguese were in total control during most of the game but Spain stayed in the contest and took the lead in the 88th minute. A long ball into the box from Dani Carvajal was headed by Nico Williams across to Alvaro Morata, who lashed it into the goal, reports Xinhua.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In that match, Morata shot three on target out of his four attempts. So far, the Atletico Madrid forward has scored 13 goals under Luis Enrique -- no Spanish player has bagged more for the current head coach.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
It was the Spaniards' first competitive win away against Portugal since 1934. They joined Croatia, Italy and the Netherlands in Nations League finals tournament in June 2023.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Elsewhere, during the clash between Switzerland and the Czech Republic, the hosts' Remo Freuler scored the opener in the 29th minute with a clever short-range header and Breel Embolo extended the lead one minute later. Seconds before the halftime break, the visitors reduced the deficit as Patrik Schick scored with a left-footed finish from David Zima's low cross.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the second half, Czech's Tomas Soucek saw his penalty saved by Yann Sommer, making the final score 2-1.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Thus, Spain topped Group 2 with three wins, two draws and one defeat, one point above second-placed Portugal. Switzerland held third place while the Czech Republic were relegated to League B.<\/p>\r\n\r\n