LISBON, Portugal (AP) 鈥� forward Rafael Le茫o was sent off for punching an opponent during a 2-0 win over Chile in a World Cup warmup on Saturday.
Le茫o got into a heated altercation with Chile defender Ivan Rom谩n after he felt he had been fouled by a different opponent. Le茫o was spotted throwing a punch and Rom谩n reacted angrily and both were shown straight red cards on the stroke of halftime.
started the match but was taken off at halftime and his replacement, Gon莽alo Guedes, scored the opening goal.
Bruno Fernandes doubled Portugal鈥檚 lead in the 75th and Lucas Cepeda netted for Chile in stoppage time.
Portugal is in Group K at the World Cup along with Colombia, Uzbekistan and Congo. Portugal opens against Congo on June 17 in Houston.
Ronaldo is set to make a record-tying sixth World Cup appearance.
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