Cristiano Ronaldo is second solely to Iran’s Ali Daei within the listing of high males’s worldwide purpose scorers.© AFP
Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in opposition to 10-man Sweden on Tuesday to take him to 101 worldwide objectives for Portugal on Tuesday. The legendary 100-mark was damaged on the stroke of half-time of a UEFA Nations League match in opposition to Sweden. The 35-year-old Juventus attacker curled in a free-kick from 25 yards over the wall and into the far left nook past Sweden’s stranded goalkeeper Robin Olsen for a memorable milestone in his trophy-laden profession. The bonus second purpose, and his 101st, got here within the 72nd minute, the previous Manchester United and Actual Madrid participant slicing again contained in the Swedish defence and producing a deft end into the far nook from 20 yards.
After making his first senior worldwide look as an 18-year-old in 2003, Ronaldo notched up his first purpose for Portugal in a 2-1 defeat by eventual winners Greece at Euro 2004.
Ronaldo, capped 165 instances by Portugal, is second solely to Iran’s Ali Daei, on 109, within the listing of high males’s worldwide purpose scorers.
Extremely for Ronaldo, simply 17 of his 100 objectives have are available in pleasant matches, and his 9 hat-tricks all got here in FIFA or UEFA tournaments or qualifying video games.
His 100th purpose got here at a stadium in Sweden which was the scene of a memorable Ronaldo show within the second leg of a World Cup qualifying playoff in 2013.
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Ronaldo had scored the one purpose within the first leg, after which exchanged objectives with Zlatan Ibrahimovic within the second.
Ronaldo hit a hat-trick between the 50th and 79th minute whereas the Swedish star hit two in 4 minutes in the midst of the outburst. Portugal gained the match and the playoff.
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