Things were off to a bad start, Cristiano Ronaldo changed (almost) everything. While hosting Scotland on Sunday evening, as part of the second day of the Nations League group stage, Portugal reversed a situation that had been going badly for a long time. CR7’s entry at half-time allowed the match to be turned around in the final minutes (2-1). And the Portuguese player set a new record.
It was first Scott McTominay who opened the scoring for the visitors. The former Manchester United player, transferred to Napoli this summer, allowed his team to lead for almost an hour. But Portugal changed their plans at the break, with the entry of a Cristiano Ronaldo who was spared at the start of the match. Roberto Martinez’s choice proved profitable at the end of the game, but before that, Bruno Fernandes had found the gap to equalize (1-1, 54th).
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And so it was Ronaldo who gave the Seleçao the victory. As in the previous match, when he was about to score his 900th career goal, he was served to the millimetre by a cross from Nuno Mendes (2-1, 88th). Enough to move to 901 goals, but also to find the back of the net for the first time in his career against Scotland.
This goal also makes him enter a little more into the history and statistics of his sport, since Scotland becomes the 48th nation against which Cristiano Ronaldo has scored at least once with his national team. Something to celebrate with the Portuguese public.
