Cristiano Ronaldo scored a goal for Portugal in Wednesday’s 4-0 win against Israel in a friendly before the Eurocup that starts tomorrow. The Portuguese, in addition to reaching his goal 104 at national level, starred in one of the free shots most unusual he has ever kicked. The shot of the forward of the Juventus went too far and caused laughs and memes on social media.
Portugal won emphatically against Israel 4-0 with goals from Bruno Fernandes in duplicate (42 ‘and 91’), Cristiano Ronaldo (44 ‘) and Joao Cancelo (86’) in a friendly before the European Championship (they debut on Tuesday 15 against Hungary for Group F). In this match, Cristiano had an outstanding performance but it was viral on social networks for an unusual free kick that he sent to the stands of the José Alvalade stadium in the 39th minute of the first half.
Cristiano, recognized for his good hit on free throws, surprised everyone with his lousy shot, which caused his anger and laughter from users of social networks. This shot was just a few minutes before ‘CR7’ made it 2-0 after a shot with a little help from the Israeli goalkeeper. With that goal, Cristiano was five goals away from equaling the all-time national team record of Iranian Ali Daei (109).
The Portuguese star will turn the page and is already 100% focused on the European Championship, where together with his team he integrates Group F with France, Germany and Hungary, which is classified as “the group of death”. In addition to Cristiano, the Portuguese squad features Bruno Fernandes, Joao Cancelo, Pepe, Joao Felix, Diogo Jota, Bernardo Silva, William Carvalho, Nelson Semedo, among others.
Cristiano’s message to the Portuguese
“The Portuguese can expect the same as always: a team with great enthusiasm and ambition. We have a positive thought that things are going to work out well. I ask the Portuguese to think positively. I feel as motivated or more than in 2004, in my first European championship. We are the current champions and we are once again part of the group of candidates to win the trophy ”, was the message from Cristiano Ronaldo in the run-up to the debut against Hungary.
