Rodrigo trembles when meeting Cristiano Ronaldo

Playing for Real Madrid automatically makes you one of the most famous footballers in the world.

But being in the same room as Cristiano Ronaldo would make any superstar star-struck, including Rodrygo Goes.

After signing from Santos in 2019, the Brazilian missed out on the opportunity to share a dressing room with the five-time Ballon d’Or winner, who moved to Juventus a year ago.

Ronaldo happens to be Rodrigo’s absolute idol and following in his footsteps to the Bernabeu would have been huge for the then 18-year-old.

So when the Portugal international entered the Real Madrid dressing room, his presence left Rodrygo trembling as he couldn’t believe he had finally met his hero.

Real Madrid traveled to Saudi Arabia in January to participate in the Spanish Super Cup, and Ronaldo had just joined the Saudi Professional League Al Nasr team a month ago.

Ronaldo, the club’s all-time leading goalscorer with 450 goals in 438 games, has always had a good relationship with Real Madrid and it shows that he is welcomed into the dressing room like an old friend. a little.

At the time, a video of the greeting went viral on social media, largely because of Rodrigo’s reaction.

The video shows the youngster’s hands shaking as he prepares to meet Ronaldo, posing for photos and chatting quickly, with Eder Militao and Vinicius Junior also taking part.

Rodrigo later posted a photo of himself and Ronaldo with the caption: “Meeting my greatest idol!”

While the Brazil international may have already achieved his dream, there’s a good chance he’ll soon become an icon himself.

Real Madrid fans may no longer be able to cheer the names of Ronaldo or Karim Benzema, but they may have a new hero.

Jude Bellingham could be the missing piece of the puzzle, playing as an attacking midfielder behind Rodrigo and Vinicius Junior.

Carlo Ancelotti certainly got the best out of the Englishman, who signed from Borussia Dortmund in the summer for a whopping £114m.

The 20-year-old has scored 13 goals and provided three assists in 14 games and now he needs his teammates to start contributing.

Vinicius Junior has scored six goals this season, while Rodrygo has scored five, meaning Bellingham has scored more goals than the two combined despite playing in midfield.

Rodrygo is now in his fifth season at the Santiago Bernabeu and has scored 45 goals in all competitions, which might be considered quite low for a Real Madrid striker.

If the former Santos star wants to go down in history as one of Real Madrid’s favorite sons, it’s a trait that Ronaldo might inherit.

In nine seasons with Real Madrid, Ronaldo has only scored fewer than 40 goals once (his first season) and once scored 48 La Liga goals in one year (2014/15).