Portugal survived a scare and a missed Cristiano Ronaldo penalty as they beat Latvia 4-1 in Sunday's World Cup qualifier.
William Carvalho's first international goal and late efforts from the captain and Bruno Alves rescued the victory after Arturs Zjuzins had shocked Estadio Algarve with a well-taken equaliser midway through the second half.
Ronaldo had put his side ahead from the spot just prior to the half-hour mark, but the Real Madrid star hit the post with a second spot-kick eight minutes before Latvia – who had lost back-to-back games against the Faroe Islands and Hungary – scored their surprise leveller.
The European champions had been kept at arm's length for much of the match despite dominating possession, with the fluid attacking display that saw them score six against both the Faroe Islands and Andorra sorely lacking.
Ronaldo – who now has 68 international goals, level with Gerd Muller and Robbie Keane in the all-time European standings – hit the crossbar with a header before Alves nodded in Raphael Guerreiro's cross to add some gloss to the scoreline and ensure a welcome three points in Portugal's quest to reach Russia 2018.
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