Friendly match: Portugal crushes the Swedes, Italy narrowly beats Venezuela © AP

On Thursday, several friendly matches took place on the international stage.

Portugal, without Cristiano Ronaldo, beat the Swedish national team 5:2.

"Selecao" stood out with goals from Bruno Fernandes, Rafael Leao, Bruma, Matheus Nunes, and Goncalo Ramos.

By the 61st minute, the score was already 5:1. The guests were only able to score through Victor Gyokeres and Gustaf Nilsson.

Meanwhile, Italy struggled against Venezuela in a friendly match, winning 2:1.

In the early minutes, Gianluigi Donnarumma had to stop Samuel Rondon's penalty from 11 meters. In the 40th minute, Mateo Retegui put the European champions ahead, but the Venezuelans responded immediately.

In the second half, Retegui scored another goal and Spaletti's proteges celebrated the victory.