Cristiano Ronaldo, against Serbia -
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The goal denied to Cristiano Ronaldo against Serbia will have been good.
First, it allows us to know the value of a captain's armband of the Portuguese, bought 64,000 euros by an anonymous after having been recovered by a firefighter, Djordje Vukicevic, and auctioned on the limundo.com site.
Most importantly, it might help a baby with a rare disease get expensive care.
Vukicevic, who initially acted anonymously but has since disclosed his identity, had contacted a regional sports channel with the idea of putting him up for auction.
The idea was to help a six-month-old baby, little Gavrilo Djurdjevic, suffering from spinal muscular atrophy and help finance the treatment of this rare disease.
Children's faces by the side of the roads
Spinal muscular atrophy is a neuromuscular disease that affects approximately one in 10,000 births.
Without treatment, muscles weaken, progressing gradually to paralysis or death, frequently before the second birthday.
The cost of the treatment is estimated at more than two million euros.
In Serbia, fundraising campaigns to finance expensive healthcare abroad have increased in recent years.
It is common to see the faces of children plastered by the side of the road.
Millions of euros have been raised in this Balkan country where the average monthly salary is less than 500 euros.
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