Portugal flies to the quarter-finals, but it does so after a match with a thousand twists and turns, which saw Roberto’s team win several times Martinez ride on the roller coaster of emotions, in one direction and the other. First the parade at the end of Diogo Costa to save everything on the attacker of the Leipzig Benjamin Sesko flew towards the net, then the penalty missed by Cristiano Ronaldo in extra time with consequent tears, for the save by Oblak. Finally the joy, with one of the final penalties scored by CR7 himself who went from fear to joy. 3 to 0 says the final result, with the same Porto goalkeeper the absolute protagonist of the final lottery: 3 saves out of 3 shots and off to the party.
In the post-match the tears shed by the former Juventus player have become not only symbolic, but also the subject of discussion in his homeland. And according to what the Portuguese portal of RecordElma and I took care of “explaining” the gesture Katia AveiroCristiano Ronaldo’s sisters, who told how the collapse occurred “the moment he saw our mother on the stadium’s giant screen”. In short, even the alien Cristiano is human and for once he showed his side closest to ordinary mortals, with fear and disappointment consoled by his teammates, then transformed into smiles and hugs. “What do they mean? Nobody knows, but football is not just money” – the final comment.