Cristiano Ronaldo continued his red-hot form in front of goal, adding another strike for Portugal in their UEFA Nations League clash against Robert Lewandowski’s Poland.
The evergreen forward netted his third consecutive goal in the competition, doubling Portugal’s advantage after Bernardo Silva had opened the scoring.
This season, Ronaldo has been on fire for both club and country, showing no signs of slowing down.
His impressive form carried over into Saturday’s match, where the Al-Nassr talisman came close to scoring as early as the 11th minute, only to see his effort rattle the crossbar.
1-0 Portugal.
BERNARDO SILVA OPENS THE SCORE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BEAUTIFUL ASSIST BY BRUNO FERNANDES !!!!!!!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/dKf30qHw0A
— 𝐀𝐅𝐂 𝐀𝐉𝐀𝐗 💎 (@TheEuropeanLad) October 12, 2024
However, Portugal’s attacking dominance soon paid off, as Roberto Martinez’s men found the breakthrough.
A well-crafted move saw Bruno Fernandes thread a perfect pass to Bernardo Silva, who calmly slotted home to give Portugal a deserved lead.
Ronaldo’s persistence was finally rewarded when AC Milan’s Rafael Leao tore through the heart of Poland’s defence with a blistering solo run.
Leao’s shot, however, struck the foot of the post, but Cristiano was on hand to pounce on the rebound, slotting it in with precision, Bolavip reports.
This marked his 133rd goal for Portugal and his 906th overall, per Transfermarkt, as the legendary forward inches closer to the extraordinary milestone of 1,000 career goals....Read Full Article [Click Here>]
Ronaldo, as expected, celebrated in style with his iconic ‘Siuu’ celebration.
SIUUU 😤
That's 906 goals for Cristiano Ronaldo after some excellent work by Rafael Leão 🤩👇
📺 Stream #NationsLeague on DStv: https://t.co/B0jLrQW5cc pic.twitter.com/ZpCpdbHkTh
— SuperSport Football ⚽️ (@SSFootball) October 12, 2024
Yet, the 39-year-old also unveiled a fresh move: the “Padel slice.”
Having recently developed a passion for Padel tennis, Ronaldo incorporated his new hobby into his celebration, playfully mimicking a tennis stroke alongside teammate Diogo Dalot.
The padel slice celebration ❤️pic.twitter.com/F6MPh79jyg
— Al Nassr Zone (@TheNassrZone) October 12, 2024