One team-mate who looked delighted with what he saw from the young Dane throwing his weight around in attack was Casemiro, who bumped into the striker as they waited for a corner to be taken by Bruno Fernandes, soon after a piece of unselfish work by our no.11.
When speaking to the local media in his homeland ahead of the Euro 2024 qualifier with San Marino on Thursday, Hojlund was asked what the Brazil midfielder said to him as he grabbed him by the shirt during the show of passion (see the incident below).
"He just said something in Spanish," revealed Rasmus to Danish publication Bold.