Nemanja Radonjic, Serbian attacking midfielder or striker, posted a photo where he consoles Cristiano Ronaldo on Sunday after Serbia’s victory over Portugal (2-1) in qualifying for the 2022 World Cup.
“NR7” in support of “CR7”. Nemanja Radonjic posted a photo in which he consoles Cristiano Ronaldo on Sunday after the match between Portugal and Serbia (1-2). Thanks to a last-minute goal from Aleksandar Mitrovic, the Serbs qualified for the 2022 World Cup, sending the Portuguese through the play-offs at the same time. An outcome that saddened Ronaldo, very recovered at the end of the match before sitting down in spite on the field.
Radonjic then came up to him to comfort him. “Reach out to the biggest,” wrote the former Marseillais, currently on loan at Benfica Lisbon. He accompanied the legend of the small sign qualifying Ronaldo as the best player of all time (GOAT).
Nicknamed “the Serbian Cristiano” in Marseille
Recruited by OM in 2018 from the Red Star in Belgrade against 12 million euros, Radonjic struggled to win. He was silent in his first season (2018-2019) before scoring five goals the following season (2019-2020). This had earned him a new, somewhat ironic nickname in the Marseille locker room: “the Serbian Cristiano”.
“I saw that my teammates compared me to Ronaldo on Instagram, he told a press conference in January 2020. It may be because we have a similar game during games and training.”
He hasn’t really confirmed since. Loaned to Hertha Berlin during the last six months of last season (1 goal in 12 games), he was loaned again this season. Radonjic plays for Benfica where he is used sparingly (5 games in all competitions).
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