Georgia striker Kvicha Kvaratskhelia has realized his dream of playing with his idol Cristiano Ronaldo.
Kvaratskhelia has fulfilled her dream of facing Ronaldo – Photo: GETTY
On the morning of June 27, Euro 2024 rookie Georgia shocked everyone by defeating Portugal 2-0. This victory also helped Georgia make history by winning tickets to the round of 16 in its first Euro appearance
Kvaratskhelia and her teammates had a memorable group stage journey by overcoming many difficulties. The player wearing shirt number 7 himself also had 1 goal.
And even more special when this goal was against Portugal’s own net. This performance helped him receive the title of Best Player of the match.
Kvaratskhelia shows off the shirt she got from Ronaldo after the match – Photo: X
In a pre-match interview, the Georgia player also shared: “I always dream of one day facing Cristiano Ronaldo, he is my idol.
Now that he’s no longer playing in Europe, being able to play against each other at international level is a nice experience. I feel full of desire to play and hope to ask for Ronaldo’s shirt after the match.”
In Georgia’s squad, Kvicha Kvaratskhelia is the number 1 star. He is the highest valued player (80 million euros), far surpassing the second place goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili (35 million euros).
Kvaratskhelia became famous in the 2022-2023 season when he contributed greatly to helping Napoli win the Serie A championship. In the past 2023-2024 season, although Napoli’s performance declined, the Georgian player still had impressive performances. He appeared in 45 matches in all competitions, scored 11 goals and had 9 assists.
With Georgia having progressed to Euro 2024, Kvaratskhelia will certainly be assigned the responsibility of shouldering this team’s attack again.
