With the goal given to Bruno Fernandes to seal Portugal’s 3-0 victory over Turkey this Saturday, Cristiano Ronaldo became the greatest assistant in the history of the European Championship. The Portuguese star, who was already the competition’s all-time top scorer (14 goals), surpassed Czech Karel Poborowski and now has seven assists for the Portuguese team in the tournament.
🅰️ Cristiano Ronaldo 🤝 Bruno Fernandes ⚽️#EURO2024 | #TURPOR | @selecaoportugal pic.twitter.com/e90Pc3CVgy
— UEFA.com in Portuguese (@UEFAcom_pt) June 22, 2024
Cristiano is the only player in history to participate in six editions of the Euro. With 21 participations in goals (goals and assists combined), he also leads this statistic in the competition, with a large advantage over second place, Michel Platini, who has ten.
In addition to these records, the Portuguese leads the continental history in shots on goal, with 43, and in decisive passes, with 45. The data is from Sofa Score.
The Portuguese team, already classified in the round of 16 of the Euro in first place in group F, is still scheduled for the third round next Wednesday, at 4pm (Brasília time), against Georgia.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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