Cristiano Ronaldo will look to ally with his favorite number, 7, during the three matches he will play from Wednesday with the selection of Portugal, Since is 7 goals away from reaching the top scorer of selections, Iranian Ali Daei, who retired with 109 goals for the Persian national team.
Another record looking for CR7 and that, to obtain it, would suppose to arrive at the 777 official goals in its race, As currently according to the portal Transfermarkt, Cristiano accumulates a total of 1,054 matches and 770 goals in his participations with Sporting, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus of Turin and the selection of Portugal.
With the combined “les quinas”, Ronaldo has already scored 102 goals and the next three commitments of the Portuguese can be perfect to dethrone the Iranian, given that the opposing teams are, a priori, easy rivals.
Portugal will meet on March 24 in Azerbaijan in Turin, on the 27th they will play against Serbia in Belgrade and on the 30th they will face at home in Luxembourg.
At 36, Cristiano does not want to miss the opportunity to expand his legend with the selection of his country, With which it made debut to the 18 years, the 20 of August of 2003 in a party against the combined one of Kazakhstan.
And his first goal with “les quinas” was scored on June 12, 2004, during the discount of the inaugural Portugal-Greece match of Euro2004. A confrontation that was repeated in the final won by the Hellenes in Lisbon.
In an official match with his club, Funchal scored his first goal for Sporting on August 14, 2002, before he was signed by Manchester United.
Since then and for 18 consecutive years, Ronaldo has become a leading scorer in international football.
2019 was the best year as a scorer for his country’s national team, with 14 points including a poker and two hat-tricks.
However, in the last 2020 campaign, marked by the covid-19, Portugal only played 6 games, in which Cristiano scored three goals.
For now, the first match is played “at his stadium”, as Portugal decided to play the match against Azerbaijan in Turin, although he will play as a local.
Iranian fans are sure to take a look at the upcoming “quinas” engagements, as Madeira could dethrone former 51-year-old footballer Ali Daei, who played for Bayern Munich in the late 1990s.
Ronaldo’s commitment to his country is indisputable, 102 goals in the different stages of classification, European Championships, World Cups, Confederations Cup, League of Nations or friendlies.
The captain, whose main goal will be to track the presence of the Portuguese team in Qatar, will be able to mark a milestone in the history of football.