Serbia refusing to give up with Katai letting fly from the edge of the area. His effort is creeping into the corner but Patricio gets down well to hold onto the ball.
90' +1
We are into the first of five additional minutes at the end of this game. You would fancy Portugal to see this through but Serbia will not be willing to let go of their impressive home form that easily.
89'
William Carvalho gets yellow.
William is booked for dragging back Tadic, who was looking to advance with the ball.
87'
L. Jović enters the game and replaces L. Milivojević.
Serbia respond with a very attacking change as Milivojevic is replaced by Real Madrid's Luka Jovic.
86'
Bernardo Silva has scored a goal for Portugal! Assist by Raphaël Guerreiro.
SILVA!!! WHAT A RESPONSE BY PORTUGAL! They lead 4-2 as Silva receives the ball inside the area before steering his effort through the legs of Kolarov and into the corner. The visitors regain their two-goal advantage!
Guerreiro showed tremendous vision to pick out Silva in the area.
85'
João Moutinho enters the game and replaces Bruno Fernandes.
A. Mitrović has scored a goal for Serbia! Assist by D. Tadić.
Tadic provided the assist and Mitrovic did the rest.
MITROVIC PULLS ONE BACK!!! 3-2! Serbia's number nine reduces the deficit with five minutes remaining as he fires into the roof of the net from a tight angle - leaving Patricio with no chance. Game on!
Portugal go straight to the bench with Joao Moutinho coming on for his 117th cap. Fernandes makes way.
83'
A. Katai enters the game and replaces F. Kostić.
Another change for Serbia sees Aleksandar Katai introduced in place of Kostic.
82'
Serbia look to respond immediately as Ljajic fires a shot narrowly wide of the near post.
80'
Cristiano Ronaldo has scored a goal for Portugal! Assist by Bernardo Silva.
Silva drove into the heart of the Serbia defence before threading the eye of a needle with his through ball for Ronaldo to run onto.
RIGHT ON CUE!!! RONALDO MAKES IT 3-1! Silva provides the incisive pass for Ronaldo to run onto and he neatly lifts the ball over the advancing Dmitrovic to restore Portugal's two-goal buffer.
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78'
Speaking of records, Ronaldo's hunger for a goal in this game is evident. Having already seen a couple of efforts go fractionally wide, will it be third time lucky for Portugal's skipper?
74'
Mitrovic is far from happy after being penalised following an aerial challenge in the Portugal area. He vents his frustration towards the referee but Kolarov is quickly on the scene to diffuse the situation.
72'
Serbia appeal for a penalty as Kostic goes to ground in the box, but the referee waves them away and play goes on.
70'
João Félix enters the game and replaces Gonçalo Guedes.
A change for Portugal sees Guedes make way to be replaced by highly-rated youngster Joao Felix.
68'
N. Milenković has scored a goal for Serbia! Assist by D. Tadić.
Tadic's corner was right on the money and begging to be attacked. Milenkovic duly obliged.
LIFELINE FOR SERBIA!!! Milenkovic pulls one back! The Fiorentina defender is completely unmarked as he ghosts into the area to head home Tadic's corner.
65'
João Cancelo enters the game and replaces Nélson Semedo.
Semedo limps off injured to be replaced by Joao Cancelo.
64'
A. Kolarov gets yellow.
Kolarov has his name taken by the referee for that strong challenge on Semedo.
61'
That was some goal from Guedes - his fifth for Portugal and second in as many matches. Not 23 until November, the future appears very bright for the Valencia striker.
59'
A. Ljajić enters the game and replaces D. Lazović.
Serbia respond by making their first change as Lazovic makes way for Adem Ljajic.
58'
Gonçalo Guedes has scored a goal for Portugal! Assist by Bruno Fernandes.
WHAT A GOAL!!! GUEDES DOUBLES THE LEAD! The Valencia forward receives the ball on the edge of the area and cleverly turns his defender inside out, before firing across the goalkeeper and into the far corner.
Fernandes fed the ball into the feet of Guedes, who did the rest in some style.
55'
Portugal put a neat move together on the edge of the Serbia area, but the hosts regroup and are able to diffuse the danger.
51'
At the other end, the ball breaks kindly for Milivojevic to strike with the outside of his boot, and is not too far away in all fairness.
48'
CLOSE! Ronaldo cuts in from the left flank and looks for the far corner with a whipped effort that flashes agonisingly wide of the post.
46'
The referee blows his whistle and Serbia get the ball rolling once more.
45' +1
HALF-TIME: SERBIA 0-1 PORTUGAL
42'
William Carvalho has scored a goal for Portugal!
PORTUGAL TAKE THE LEAD!!! WILLIAM MAKES IT 1-0! A very unlikely source but Portugal will not care one bit! The midfielder capitalises on a huge mix-up in the Serbia defence that sees goalkeeper and defender get in each other's way; prodding home from inside the six-yard area.
41'
The Benfica centre-half will now have to tread carefully for the remainder of the match. It will not be easy with the constant threat of Mitrovic up front.
39'
Rúben Dias gets yellow.
Dias has his name taken for a professional foul that prevented a potential Serbia counter.
35'
Success at the Nations League was Portugal's second piece of silverware in the space of three years. For so long, the nation was considered underachievers for the inability to get their hands on a trophy, but that is no longer the case.
31'
At the other end, Tadic looks to break forward again but is stopped in his tracks by a brilliantly-timed challenge by Fonte. The decision goes the defender's way, too, after the final touch came off the Serbia man.
27'
Tadic suddenly bursts into life on the other flank and looks to find Mitrovic in the area, but his cross is not the best and eventually goes out for a throw-in.
25'
At the other end, Lazovic embarks on a strong run down the right before whipping the ball into the area. However, Patricio is alert to the situation and gathers.
23'
Portugal continue to assert their authority on the contest but their latest threat comes to an end when Guerreiro is penalised for a foul on Tadic.
19'
Serbia are trying to redress the balance in possession as they knock the ball around in defence and look to find their feet in this contest. There is no doubt they have the quality to cause Portugal problems in Mitrovic, Tadic and co.
13'
Mitrovic is summoned by the referee following a tangle with Ronaldo as they awaited a Portugal free-kick. The Serbia striker is given a stern telling by the experienced Turkish official.
11'
A neat one-two down the right sees Semedo get in behind and pull the ball towards Ronaldo on the edge of the area, but the Serbia defence are alert to the danger and able to block his attempted shot.
10'
N. Maksimović gets yellow.
Maksimovic is shown the first yellow card of the game for a needless kick on Ronaldo. The Napoli defender was simply trying to let the talisman know he was there, but now has to tread carefully for the remaining 80 minutes of this game.
8'
A good spell of pressure from Portugal sees them force a corner and, from a subsequent Silva cross, Dmitrovic has to make an important punch to clear the danger.
6'
Guedes will be thankful it is nothing too serious and that he has the opportunity to build on his recent momentum at international level, having scored the goal against the Netherlands that gave Portugal victory in the Nations League.
3'
Meanwhile, Serbia launch a strong attack down the left flank with Kostic leading the charge. His cross is cushioned into the path of Mitrovic, whose deflected strike is held by Patricio.
1'
The experienced Cuneyt Cakir of Turkey is our referee today. He blows his whistle and Serbia get the match underway!
The nations ranked third and fourth in Group B collide at the Rajko Mitic Stadium, with the winners climbing into the top two behind leaders Ukraine, who beat Lithuania 3-0 earlier today.
Hello everyone and welcome to our live text coverage of the 2020 European Championship qualifier between Serbia and Portugal in Belgrade.
SERBIA (4-2-3-1): Marko Dmitrovic; Nikola Milenkovic, Nikola Maksimovic, Mataja Nastasic, Aleksandar Kolarov (captain); Nemanja Matic, Luka Milivojevic; Darko Lazovic, Dusan Tadic, Filip Kostic; Aleksandar Mitrovic.
SUBS: Predrag Rajkovic, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Adem Ljajic, Sasa Lukic, Luka Jovic, Marko Gobeljic, Uros Spajic, Nemanja Radonjic, Antonio Rukavina, Filip Mladenovic, Aleksandar Katai, Boris Radunovic.
PORTUGAL (4-3-1-2): Rui Patricio; Nelson Semedo, Ruben Dias, Jose Fonte, Raphael Guerreiro; Bruno Fernandes, Danilo Pereira, William Carvalho; Bernardo Silva; Goncalo Guedes, Cristiano Ronaldo (captain).
SUBS: Jose Sa, Joao Moutinho, Joao Felix, Diogo Jota, Renato Sanches, Rafa Silva, Pizzi, Daniel Carrico, Joao Cancelo, Mario Rui, Ruben Neves, Beto.
The teams have made their way out onto the field and the national anthems are currently being observed. Kick-off is just moments away.
However, Serbia have looked threatening on the counter, but should look to be more clinical in the second half if they are to get anything out of this game.
Portugal are eight points behind leaders Ukraine, but still have two games in hand. They can close the gap further with victory over Lithuania on Tuesday - the same day that Serbia will be looking to respond away in Luxembourg.
That's all for today. Thank you for following our live coverage. Until next time, goodbye!
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