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No Ronaldo, no problem! Stand-in Diogo Jota insists he felt 'no pressure' as he fired Portugal to a fine win while his country's all-time top scorer watched on TV in isolation after positive Covid-19 test

Liverpool forward Diogo Jota starred for Portugal in their Nations League win over Sweden and insists he felt no nerves deputising for his nation's all-time top-scorer, Cristiano Ronaldo.

The 23-year-old certainly didn't show any sign of pressure as he bagged two goals and an assist in the 3-0 victory over Sweden.

Jota was drafted into the national team by manager Fernando Santos for only his seventh cap and he seized the opportunity with Ronaldo watching on television at home in Italy, following a positive test for coronavirus on Monday.