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April 1, 2006 Jared Borgetti became the first Mexican player to face Cristiano Ronaldo, In a duel that the Manchester United won 2-1 at Bolton Wanderers. Since then the Portuguese star has measured 16 Mexican soccer players and a trainer in 43 parties, Registering an immense domain.
The striker of the Juventus, Who could play against him Chucky Lozano this Wednesday at Final from Super Cup of Italy, has won 28 times, tied 12 and he has only lost in three games where at least one Mexican has been on the track.
The Mexican soccer players that CR7 has faced are:
- Héctor Moreno on 8 occasions
- Carlos Vela on 7 occasions
- Giovani dos Santos on 6 occasions
- Jonathan dos Santos on 6 occasions
- Jared Borgetti on one occasion)
- Andrés Guardado on 3 occasions
- Raúl Jiménez on 3 occasions
- Rafael Márquez on 2 occasions
- Pablo Barrera on 2 occasions
- Héctor Herrera on 2 occasions
- Guillermo Franco on 2 occasions
- Guillermo Ochoa on 1 occasion
- Diego Reyes on one occasion
- Efraín Juárez on one occasion
- Javier Aquino on one occasion)
- Hirving Lozano on one occasion
The only three duels in which the Portuguese has fallen were in front Rafa Márquez and the Barcelona on April 10, 2010 on Matchday 31 of the League; in front Raúl Jiménez and the Athletic of Madrid, On August 22, 2014 at the Spanish Super Cup and against Jonathan dos Santos and Villarreal, on December 13, 2015 in Matchday 15 of the League.
Javier Aguirre, Today strategist of Rayados de Monterrey, he is the unique Mexican trainer who has faced Cristiano in a European competition. That was when he led Real Zaragoza, falling alongside Barrera and Juárez, 6-0 against Real Madrid on August 28, 2011 with three goals from the Portuguese striker.
In total CR7 has scored 33 goals in these 43 matches, Highlighting 4 doubles, and three hat-tricks’, highlighting that he went to Carlos Vela and the Royal Society to whom he scored the most with 12 points in seven games.
And precisely Vela is the second Mexican player who more times has faced Cristiano with seven duels, only behind Héctor Moreno, Who with Espanyol had to face eight times the top scorer in the Champions League.
CR7 against America and Blue Cross
In addition to the duels already mentioned, Cristiano Ronaldo has also faced Blue Cross ial ‘ America in the Club World Cup, winning with the shirt of Real Madrid on both occasions, in La Máquina in 2014 by 4-0 and in the Águiles in 2016 by 2-0.