Portugal qualified for Euro 2024 in Germany with a 3-2 win over Slovakia on Friday thanks to a brace from Cristiano Ronaldo, who became the first man in history to score 125 international goals. The player who scored the goal.
Overall, Ronaldo aims to achieve another milestone: achieving 900 career goals.
Via Marca:
“It’s going to be pretty tough but it’s about seeing where I’m at mentally and my motivation. Physically, are my legs treating me the same way I’m treating them? We’ll see, they’re both little stage. “Before I can reach 1,000, first I have to reach 900. I think I’ll get there,” he said.
Regardless, Porto president Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa has challenged the legendary striker to reach 1,000 points. Cristiano is more confident about being the first to reach 900, which is probably realistic.
Currently, he has 857 goals and doesn’t seem to be retiring anytime soon. Cristiano Ronaldo is giving it his all for Saudi side Al-Nassr, having scored 10 goals and provided 5 assists in 8 games. Although Saudi Arabia is not in Europe, the Portuguese icon is still producing merchandise and has been instrumental in the departure of other stars from the world’s top leagues to the Middle East.
Although Ronaldo struggled at last year’s World Cup, he appears to have returned to form, scoring seven goals in six qualifying games. Of course, 900 goals may be Cristiano’s goal, but more importantly, he hopes to lead Portugal to another European Cup before the dust settles.
We’ll see if he can do that.