Is that about the number 7 shirt, they say in England that there is a curse after the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo stopped playing.
The notable footballer left the club in May 2009 to go play for Real Madrid and from then on, several renowned footballers used that number without being able to achieve good returns.
To name just three, Argentina’s Ángel Di María – Cavani’s friend and former teammate in Paris Saint-Germain – played 27 Premier League games and only scored three goals.
Something similar happened later with the Dutch Memphis Depay who in 33 matches for the main English league, only celebrated twice.
In turn, the Chilean Alexis Sánchez, scored three goals in 32 games.
Cavani beat them all last January in his 12th Premier League match, since against Fulham he scored his fourth goal.
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Cavani’s number 7 did not bring him bad luck like others
Nevertheless, this Sunday he reached eight goals in the Premier League and 10 throughout the season with Manchester United. With those eight goals, the Salta equalized the goal mark that Di María, Depay and Alexis Sánchez together, scored for Manchester United in the English league.
How long has it been since a footballer who wore jersey number 7 scored so many goals? Since Cristiano Ronaldo left to play for Real Madrid.
In addition to the three players named above who wore that bib, others that did not reach the numbers that Cavani has today They were, among others, Michael Owen -who played World Cups with England- and the Ecuadorian Antonio Valencia.
Therefore, this Sunday, Cavani ended the curse and became the first to wear that shirt after Cristiano, to reach at least 10 goals. No one had been able to reach that figure since CR7 left Old Trafford.
Manchester United’s number 7 jersey is an icon in the club since it was previously used by David Beckham -when he was a teammate of Diego Forlán-, the Frenchman Eric Cantona and the Northern Irishman George Best, three legendary figures of the Old Trafford team .
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