Cristiano Ronaldo Surpasses Another Record As Portugal Coast to Victory
- Portugalincreased their chances to secure a spot in next year’s Euro with a win against Slovakia
- A goal by Bruno Fernandeswas enough to wrap up the three points for the Selecaos
- Cristiano Ronaldoset another record with his participation on the night
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Portugal secured yet another one-nil victory on the road against Slovakia, maintaining their perfect streak of consecutive wins as they inch closer to securing a place in the 2024 Euro tournament in Germany.
Roberto Martinez’s side, who were made to labour in their Group J encounter, were bailed out courtesy of a goal in minute 43 from Bruno Fernandes, who celebrated his birthday only a day before.
Whilst the match was decided by the goal of the Manchester United midfielder, the spotlight was again heralded by his countryman and captain Cristiano Ronaldo, who reached a new milestone in international football with his participation in the victory.
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Football Ronaldo reaches new international milestoneThe Portuguese Captain, who donned the shirt of the Selecao for the 201sttime, reached a new milestone as he surpassed former Real Madridand Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas for the second player with the second most international wins in men’s football.
According to reports from 90mins, the Al Nassr captain is now within touching distance of former teammate Sergio Ramos, who recently announced his retirement from International football, as reported by Goal.
Ronaldo currently sits second on the all-time list with 122 wins, only ten victories behind his former Real Madrid teammate.
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