With his shining performance against Ireland last night (June 11), veteran Cristiano Ronaldo was very close to the milestone of scoring 900 goals in his playing career.
Before officially competing at EURO 2024, the former king of Portugal just had a ‘rehearsal’ match against the Irish team at Aveiro. And in this competition, coach Roberto Martinez’s team showed off their strength against their opponents, thereby winning the final 3-0.
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Of these, Ronaldo alone scored a double goal. Playing highest in attack, the veteran born in 1985 had many opportunities to score and defeated Irish goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher in the 50th minute.
10 minutes later, it was still CR7 who shined when he ran in the right rhythm to catch a pass from Diogo Jota before sending the striker right into the near corner, leaving the away team goalkeeper unable to do anything other than go into the net for the third time to pick up the ball. .
And after the match, the former MU and Real star expressed his satisfaction with his performance in this match. “I don’t have much time to spend with football anymore, so I will cherish occasions like this. I love football, every match is special. Attending EURO with the Portuguese team, for me is the most important thing. It’s still like a dream, just like when I was 20 years old.”
With a double in this match, Ronaldo has reached the milestone of scoring 130 goals at the national team level. In total, up to now, CR7 has hit opponents’ net 895 times. And if he maintains his form, he can completely reach the 900 goal mark in this EURO.
