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with his 901st career goal, ronaldo proved that he can still be the hero of the portuguese team at critical moments.

in the early morning of september 9th, beijing time, the second round of the 2024-2025 uefa nations league a-level group stage kicked off. with ronaldo's goal at the last minute of the game, portugal defeated scotland 2-1 and won two consecutive victories.

three days ago, in portugal's 2-1 home win over croatia, ronaldo scored his 900th career goal and helped the team win the uefa nations league. in this game, coach martinez asked the 39-year-old ronaldo to wait on the bench. scotland took the lead, with mctominay taking the lead in the 7th minute. the team was behind at halftime, and ronaldo came on as a substitute after the halftime break. portugal also equalized the score in the 54th minute with bruno fernandes.

just when many fans thought the game would end in a draw, ronaldo stood up again. in the 88th minute of the game, mendes made a cross from the left, and thiago jota at the front point failed to touch the ball, but ronaldo scored the ball steadily at the back point, 2-1, helping the portuguese team to turn defeat into victory.

after ronaldo scored this crucial goal, the lisbon stadium was instantly boiling. the 39-year-old ronaldo was also very excited. he rushed to the sidelines and ignited the passion of the fans again with his iconic celebration action "siu". it is worth mentioning that from august 15 to date, ronaldo has scored in 6 consecutive games in club and national team.

after the game, ronaldo posted a photo of himself celebrating the goal on social media. he wrote: "two games, two victories, thank you for your support! come on, portugal!"

"cristiano is in really good shape!" portugal coach martinez said after the game. the spanish coach said that he did not let him start two consecutive games out of consideration for protecting ronaldo's body. when asked by reporters whether the team relied on ronaldo, martinez emphasized: "ronaldo is incredible, but we don't rely on him. he is an important asset of the team. he has an incredible sense in front of the goal and can run into the gaps smartly."

source: beijing sports

reporter: zhao xiaosong