Oct 10, 2016 4:41:34 PM
The promising Porto striker stretched his tally in the World Cup qualifying phase to four goals to inspire Fernando Santos' charges to a comfortable win in Torsvollur
Portugal's long search for a goal-scoring centre-forward to aid Cristiano Ronaldo could be over after 20-year-old striker Andre Silva netted a first-half hat-trick in Monday's 6-0 World Cup qualifying hammering of the Faroe Islands.
Ronaldo has been relied upon as the country's main scoring threat since Pauleta retired in 2006, but Silva's encouraging emergence continued as he netted three times in just his fourth senior international appearance in Torshavn.