Last Friday, in a match valid for the fifth round of Group 1 of League A of the UEFA Nations League, the Brazilian team hosted Poland at Estádio do Dragão, won 5-1 and qualified for the quarter-finals. Two of the Portuguese goals were scored by Cristiano Ronaldo, who became the top scorer in this edition of the continental tournament.
In five matches played so far, all in the group stage of the competition, the Portuguese star scored five goals, in addition to contributing one assist. This equates to an average of 63 minutes needed to participate in a goal.
According to the Sofascorethe attacker records a 50% success rate in converting clear chances, of which there are ten. Cristiano Ronaldo, also according to the statistics platform, needs just 4.4 shots to score goals.
By reaching the Nations League top scorer, CR7 equaled the Slovenian Benjamin Sesko, who also scored in this round of the competition, but during the 4-1 defeat against Haaland’s Norway, one of the runners-up in the championship in this regard. Along with the Manchester City athlete, the Swedish Gyokeres, the Romanian Marin and the Turkish Kerem appear, with four goals.
Furthermore, Cristiano reached the mark of 910 goals and is increasingly closer to one of the greatest goals of his career, 1000. It is worth mentioning that he is already the player with the most goals scored in official games in the history of football.
With the result, Portugal qualified for the quarter-finals of the competition one round in advance. The team also secured first place in the group, with 13 points. The Portuguese return to the pitch next Monday, against Croatia, in the sixth round of the Nations League. The ball rolls at 4:45 pm (Brasília time), at Poljud Stadium.
