Portugal beat Croatia in Nations League opener
Top scorer for national teams in the world and top scorer in history in official matches, Cristiano Ronaldo has reached another historic milestone in his career and a world football record. In Portugal’s Nations League debut, beating Croatia 2-1 (5) on Thursday, the Portuguese team captain found the net for the 900th time in his career.
– It was a number that I wanted to reach for a long time. I knew that he would reach this number, because if you keep winning, it will happen naturally. – Cristiano Ronaldo said, on the RTP channel.
Al-Nassr’s No.7 couldn’t hide his excitement as he added another milestone to a journey filled with many others. With 131 goals for Portugal, he comments on the difficulty of maintaining a high level at the age of 39.
– It was an emotion. It seems like an ordinary achievement, but only I and the people around me know how difficult it is to work every day to be physically and psychologically fit to score the 900th goal. It is a unique achievement in my career. – said the Portuguese captain.
– Records come naturally, as you know. I don’t break records. Records are what haunt me. – done.
The national team’s world top scorer and all-time top scorer in official matches, Cristiano Ronaldo admits he wants to reach 1,000 goals and only plans to retire once he has achieved this feat. By beating Croatia, the Portuguese team moves to three points at the top of Group 1 of the League of Nations.
Source: Terra
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