Portugal just met Türkiye in the match that determined the ticket to the next round. And they won a strong 3-0 victory, thereby securing the top spot in Group F. This match helped Ronaldo set two records.
First, Ronaldo became the player with the most national team captaincy in the history of EURO finals . In the match against Türkiye, Ronaldo had his 19th match wearing the captain’s armband, surpassing Leonardo Bonucci, who played 18 times in the EURO as captain of the Italian team.
The second record is the number of assists in the history of participating in European championships. In the 55th minute, Ronaldo faced the Turkish goalkeeper but he did not finish and turned to Bruno Fernandes to score. This is Ronaldo’s 7th assist at EURO. He became the player with the most assists in tournament history.
Ronaldo’s 7th assist at EURO, helping him set a record
Karel Poborski made 1 less assist than Ronaldo. David Beckham, Arjen Robben, Kevin De Bruyne, Eden Hazard, Luis Figo, Cesc Fabregas and Bastian Schweinsteiger each had 5 situations helping their teammates score.
Possessing the most goals (14), the most assists (7), the most matches (27), Ronaldo is truly an unbreakable monument on the continent’s playground. But against Türkiye, there is a regret that this striker could not score.
Like the opening match against the Czech Republic, Ronaldo was given many opportunities by his teammates. He is often the destination for the final ball on the Betel team. But sometimes Ronaldo finishes gently, sometimes he touches the ball wrongly, causing the finish to become a ball-clearing situation for the opponent.
In many other opportunities, Ronaldo ‘s age prevented him from scoring himself and he had to pass it back to his teammates. Overall, this is still a good match for the 39-year-old star. What he lacks is probably a goal to set a new record, being the striker to score in 6 EURO finals .
