Taking the field against Hungary, the Lusitanian champion broke other records: none like him
Two goals in six minutes: Cristiano Ronaldo was not satisfied with breaking the record for goals in the final stages of theEuropean, but after making the tenth from a penalty, he struck again with a valuable action, making the final 3-0 against Hungary. The Juventus forward has therefore scored 11 goals in five editions of the European Championship. Now he is at 106 goals with the Portugal, closer and closer to the record for scoring with a national team, 109, of the Iranian Ali Daei.
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At 36, CR7 does not want to cease to amaze and continues to grind records. Playing against Hungary he became the first player in the history of the European Championships to take the field in five editions (passed Iker Casillas, present in five, but on the field only in three of these) and with the double scored against Hungary he became the oldest player to have scored at least two goals in a European championship game (36 years, 130 days), surpassing the record of Andriy Shevchenko, who was 35 and 256 days old at the time of the brace against Sweden at EURO 2012.
CR7 is the European player with the most appearances in major international tournaments (European + World Cup), 39, and in three of the four editions played prior to Euro 2020 he was included in the top 11 final, scoring nine goals in 21 total matches. Furthermore, with today’s victory Cristiano Ronaldo becomes the player who has won the most games in the history of the European Championships (12, overtaken Andrés Iniesta and Cesc Fàbregas at 11).
A truly unforgettable day for CR7, its name will remain engraved in history forever.
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