The European had probably made someone think that Cristiano Ronaldo he was truly a footballer no longer capable of being decisive in Europe or at least at certain levels. As often happens however, CR7 he waited again, worked hard and came back in the new season in better shape than the previous one. Beyond the goals with Al Nassr, which are already 4 in 4 games, the former Real Madrid player scored his 900th career goal in Portugal-Croatia and tonight, despite starting on the bench and only coming on at the beginning of the second half, his 901st, giving the victory to the Portuguese against Scotland.
Further proof that he does not intend to give up and that the 1,000 goal mark has already been set in his sights. After all, as he often likes to say, it is the records that haunt him and not he who chases them. All that remains is to admire the feats of the now 39-year-old who does not want to know about abdicating and continues to play with the same hunger of a young boy taking his first steps.
Roberto Martinez, Portugal coach, explained his exclusion to TVP3: “Cristiano is our captain and he knows that it is very important to have a player like him to finish the match. It is important to know how to manage the effort and use more players. Today we have four new players on the pitch. Then two others who played 45 minutes. In this competition it is important to manage the effort well and for us Cristiano is a reference, a player who gave a brilliant performance with Croatia, it is important to protect him”.