Cristiano Ronaldo has crossed the mythical wall of 100 national goals.
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Janerik Henriksson / AP / SIPA
Worn by a Cristiano Ronaldo author of his 100th and 101st national team goals Tuesday in Solna, Portugal dominated Sweden 2-0 on the second day of the Nations League.
The Juventus star first scored on a free kick sanctioning the expulsion of Svensson just before half-time, then in the 73rd minute, taking advantage of a pass from João Félix to strike with his right foot into the cage. Robin Olsen.
⚽️🇵🇹 He will not remain at 100 goals for very long ... Cristiano Ronaldo offers himself a double.
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Eight goals to equal Iranian Ali Daei
“CR7” thus brings his total of goals with Portugal to 101 units in 165 selections, approaching a little closer to the world record held by Iranian Ali Daei (109).
“These are two important goals because I managed to achieve this record that I was looking for,” said the five-time Golden Ball at the microphone of Portuguese public television RTP.
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Cristiano Ronaldo scores his 100th goal for Portugal from a free kick!
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By coincidence, it was against this same Sweden that in 2013 he was able to equal Pauleta's record for Portuguese national team goals - 47 goals - in the return trip from the 2014 World Cup.
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