Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, star of Georgia, achieved the two objectives he set before the match against Portugal: the victory (2-0) and the jersey of Cristiano Ronaldo, which he displayed on his social networks .
A “dream” evening for Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (23 years old). Georgia’s star striker was one of the great architects of Georgia’s historic victory against Portugal (2-0) at Euro 2024 on Wednesday, synonymous with qualification for the round of 16. The Naples winger, author of his team’s first goal (2nd), fulfilled his first objective on the field: to win. He had set another goal before the meeting: to recover the jersey of Cristiano Ronaldo, his idol.
“Dreams”
“I hope we will win and that Cristiano Ronaldo will give me his jersey,” he said on Tuesday on the eve of the match. And everything went perfectly for the player in the PSG sights. He shared an Instagram story in which he shows the jersey offered by the five-time Ballon d’Or, holder and captain of Portugal during this meeting. He even embellished the photo of his man of the match trophy behind the words “Dreams”. He also shared several photos of the players’ party in the locker room, then on the bus.
The Georgian international (32 caps, 16 goals) had warned before the match that the feat was possible against a Portuguese team already qualified for the round of 16. “A lot of people thought we wouldn’t qualify for the Euro and here we are,” he recalled. “Everything is possible. And even if you have 1% chance, you have to use it. We will try to write one more page in our history.”
“Kvara” had also promised to raise his level of play after two rather discreet first meetings on his part. He kept his word again. Third in their group, Willy Sagnol’s men now have a meeting with a big player in the round of 16, Spain, on Sunday (9 p.m.).
