OPALENICA, Poland — There's a mystery at the heart of Portugal's empty trophy cabinet: why does a country that produces some of Europe's best club talent have so much trouble scoring in international games?
It’s a riddle that is once again haunting the Portuguese as they gear up for their second European Championship Group B game against Denmark on Wednesday. The match follows a defeat in their opener against Germany — when they played well but failed to find the net and lost 1-0.
Portugal possesses one of the world’s leading goalscorers at club level in Cristiano Ronaldo and a highly talented winger in Manchester United’s Nani. But in a four-game winless streak this year it has netted just one goal.
"That’s the way football is," Nani said Monday.
