Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 901st goal for Portugal on Sunday night, the first of his career against Scotland, the 48th nation to concede a goal to a Lusitania. Score.
It was a bad start, as Cristiano Ronaldo changed everything (almost). Hosting Scotland on Sunday evening, in the second day of the UEFA Nations League group stage, Portugal turned around a situation that had been going badly for a long time. CR7's entry at half-time allowed the game to be changed in the last minutes (2-1). The Portuguese set a new record.
Scott McTominay was the first to open the scoring for the visitors. The former Manchester United player's summer move to Napoli allowed his team to lead for almost an hour. But Portugal changed their plans at half-time, with the reserve Cristiano Ronaldo coming on at the start of the match. Roberto Martinez's choice paid off at the end of the match, but before that Bruno Fernandes made a mistake to equalize (1-1, min 54).
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And so it was Ronaldo who gave the Seleção the win. As in the previous match, when he scored his 900th career goal, he sent in a cross from Nuno Mendes (2-1, 88th minute). Enough to reach 901 goals, but he also found the net for the first time in his career against Scotland.
This goal also makes him a little more in the history and statistics of his sport, as Scotland became the 48th country against which Cristiano Ronaldo has scored at least one goal with his selection. It is enough to celebrate this with the Portuguese fans.
