In another day of international friendlies prior to the start of the Euro Cup and the Copa América, The Portugal team beat Ireland 3-0 with a great performance by his symbol and captain Cristiano Ronaldoauthor of a double.
The Portuguese team opened the scoring with a shout from the Barcelona forward Joao Felix, 18 minutes into the first half. Then he extended the lead with a great goal from Cristiano, who nailed it at an angle with his left foot just started the plugin, and the 7 himself put definitive figures to victory 15 minutes into the second stage.
The stainless forward is preparing at 39 years old to compete in his sixth Euro, mark that until now no one could reach in history. “Maintaining that performance is very difficult. Only with a lot of dedication and hard work can you reach those figures,” said the Portuguese in statements to UEFA when they asked him what his secret is to staying at the highest level.
“If a player wants to be long-lived, he must have a great capacity for adaptation and the necessary characteristics to do so. That is what I have tried to do. It is no coincidence that he has been playing at the highest level for 20 years“added the former Real Madrid, Manchester United and Juventus, among other clubs, who today wears the Al-Nassr shirt of Saudi Arabia.
The Portuguese team, led by Spanish coach Roberto Martínez, is for Cristiano a team “incredibly talented” and that “it will give a lot of joy to the fans.”
The group that commands on the pitch has “all the ingredients to win” the 2024 Euro Cup and repeat the achievement achieved in 2016although he prefers to “go step by step, game by game.”
In Tuesday’s other friendlies in Europe, Ukraine beat Moldova 4-0, Greece beat Malta 2-0 and Northern Ireland beat Andorra 2-0.
In Germany, the Portuguese will be in group F along with the Czech Republic, Türkiye and Georgia. The Euro begins this Friday, June 14, with the opening match between the hosts and Scotland. cIt will end on July 14.
