The Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 948 official goals in his career. EFE/EPA/JOSE SENA GOULAO
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Cristiano Ronaldo accelerated this Saturday towards the historic 1000 official goals with a double against Armenia just like Joao Felix, who also made two, in the win against Armenia, at the beginning of both teams in the classification phase for the 2026 World Cup.
The comfortable Portuguese triumph, a favorite of Group F that complete Hungary and Ireland, extended the scoring harvest of his star, Cristiano Ronaldo, who at 40 years already accumulates 942 official goals. Only 58 are separated from the legendary record of the 1000.
Ronaldo and Joao Felix stood out. Both companions in the Al Nassr of Saudi Arabia. The former Atlético Madrid and Barcelona, opened the score at the Republican Stadium Vazgen Sargsyan, of Ereván, with a header in the 9th minute after a pass from the right wing of the former barcelonista João Cancelo.
Eleven minutes later, Portugal increased its advantage with the same, this time scored by Christian with the right foot, after an assistance from the defense of the Saudi Hilal Ruben Neves. And at half an hour, I canceled it even more putting the ball at the bottom of the network taking advantage of a certain confusion in the area.
The clearest opportunity that Armenia had in the first part was a free kick wrong by the midfielder Eduard Spertsyan, who was very diverted from the goal of Diogo Costa after touching the barrier.
The second half did not start very well for Armenia, since just a few seconds had passed when Cristiano doubled with a shot from outside the area against the center of the network that could not stop the Armenian goalkeeper Henri Avagyan.
The Portuguese captain was relieved in the 56th minute by Paris Saint-Germain Gonçalo Ramos, who five minutes after jumping to the grass made an assistance to João Felix who ended up in goal of a heel.
“A thousand, two thousand, many more, I hope to mark many more, it prepares for that,” CR7 said later to leave the court.
In the second half, again the clearest occasion for Armenia was another free kick, fired by Hovhannes Harutyunyan, which was aborted without difficulty by Diogo Costa.
After winning Armenia, the Portuguese team, which is in Group F, where Hungary and Ireland also play, part of Budapest, where next Tuesday 9 will be measured to the Hungarians.
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