Cristiano Ronaldo did not really have to break another record for the world football world to understand its power, but last night (Wednesday), the greatest Portuguese star of all time and one of the special athletes we got to see break another record when he scored a dramatic double in Portugal's win over Ireland and became the great The Iranian Ali Dai who held the record for many years.
Ronaldo did miss Pendel in the first half of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, but in the 89th minute he managed to equalize and deep in extra time he flew for a shot and scored the winning goal in the 95th minute on the way to a big celebration.
Ronaldo in a frenzy, last night, EPI
"Obviously I am happy to score and arrange for Portugal to win and it is also a great honor for me to be the top scorer," Ronaldo said after the game. "It's special and now it's my record alone. To score, give a show and win titles is what I love most of all, it's my motivation and it's what motivates me as a footballer," he added.
Later, Ronaldo also posted an Instagram post in which he wrote: "I can not even begin to explain how excited I am. Of all the highs I have broken in my career - and to my delight there are a few - this is one special for me and one that makes me very proud. First of all because I led the country for a moment Special and we proved that the Portuguese do not give up, and secondly that the international games were always important to me as a child watching the team and encouraged the players fighting for the national flag. To score 111 goals for Portugal means 111 special moments. There was a moment in my career "And now I congratulate him on such a long time that he held the record and thank him that he respected me even when I started to get close to him. I am still not close to finishing the goal count, we have many more years ahead of us together."
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His coach Fernando Santos also had a hard time hiding his feelings: "Great players are sometimes not noticeable or successful in the game, but are still decisive. In the past I asked one of the coaches why Osbio is never replaced and he replied that this is how it is with great players. the problems".