In an interview given to West France before the round of 16 first leg against Real Madrid on Tuesday evening (9 p.m.)the 27-year-old Portuguese international midfielder Danilo Pereira remembered an anecdote about his teammate, Cristiano Ronaldo (37).
Ronaldo never gives up
The scene takes place on 1is September 2021 in a 2022 World Cup qualifier match. Portugal take on Ireland. The Irish lead 1-0 two minutes from the end of regulation time thanks to a goal from John Egan just before half-time.
The rest is best told by Danilo Pereira: “Two minutes from the end, he comes to drink on the bench, and he says to us: “Don’t worry. We will win. ” I’ve watched it. I looked at the stadium screen: 88th minute. I thought: what? Well, I didn’t say anything, but we already had to score once to equalise. And in the end, we won 2-1. He had scored two goals, in the 89th and 96th minutes…”
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Great champions never give up, even when all seems lost. That day, he even became the top scorer in history in international matches.
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