MEGABINTANG Portugal, Cristiano Ronaldo, is just a little bit past Ali Daei’s record for most international goals. Cristiano Ronaldo has now scored 103 goals for Portugal, leaving only six balls behind Ali Daei’s score for Iran.
Cristiano Ronaldo added to his goal coffers for Portugal on the third matchday of Group A in the Euro 2020 World Cup qualifiers. The Juventus player featured for 90 minutes as Portugal beat Luxembourg 3-1.
The match between Portugal and Luxembourg took place on the third matchday of Group A in the Euro 2020 World Cup qualifiers. Portugal are seeded to get full points in that match because they have a more quality squad. However, Portugal actually found it difficult to penetrate the host’s defense.
Portugal even fell behind Luxembourg ahead of a goal from Gerson Rodrigues (30 ‘). Even so, goals from Diogo Jota (45 + 2 ‘), Cristiano Ronaldo (50’) and Joao Paulinha (80 ‘) led Portugal to win the match.
A goal against Luxembourg was enough for Cristiano Ronaldo to get closer to Ali Daei’s record. Cristiano Ronaldo is likely to become the top international goalscorer at the 2020 European Cup.
Meanwhile, Ali Daei was waiting for Cristiano Ronaldo to break his record. Ali Daei even emphasized that he would congratulate Cristiano Ronaldo directly if he was able to break his record.
The man from Iran is proud if his record can be broken by Cristiano Ronaldo. According to Ali Daei, the 36-year-old player is the best footballer of all time.
This was revealed by Ali Daei in an interview with Tuttomercatoweb last year. At that time, Cristiano Ronaldo bought Portugal two goals against Sweden which completed his record to 102. That number has increased by one with Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal against Luxembourg.
“I will congratulate him in person. Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 102 goals (in that time) for Portugal so far. I am sure, he will beat my record, especially when our goal is only seven balls adrift, “said Ali Daei.
“It would be an honor for me if a player of Cristiano Ronaldo’s caliber beat my record. Ronaldo is one of the best players not only in the present era, but also of all time. It is an absolute phenomenon, “he said.
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