Cristiano Ronaldo beendet seine Torflaute, als das überragende Portugal Usbekistan deklassiert
Alte Hasen kämpfen um den Goldenen Schuh? Greifen wir nicht vor. Aber es wird Cristiano Ronaldos Ego nicht schaden, dass er bei dieser Weltmeisterschaft getroffen hat, insbesondere angesichts Lionel Messis unstillbarem Appetit, alte Rivalitäten neu zu entfachen. Zwei Tore in der ersten Halbzeit gaben dem Publikum in Houston, wofür es gekommen war, und beendeten eine unglückliche Serie. Bis zu diesem Beitrag zu dem, was…
Golden oldies fighting for the golden boot? Let us not get ahead of ourselves. But it will do Cristiano Ronaldo’s ego no harm that he is off the mark at this World Cup, particularly in light of Lionel Messi’s voracious appetite to stoke fires that started long ago. Two first-half goals gave Houston’s public what they came for and laid an unfortunate run to rest. Until this contribution to what quickly became a leisurely non-contest, Ronaldo had not scored in 10 major tournament matches.
Thank goodness, then, for an Uzbekistan defence that would have struggled to hold firm in a Masters game. There could have been no better opponent to help Ronaldo get his eye in, Nuno Mendes’ free-kick, an Abdukodir Khusanov own goal and Rafael Leão’s late adornment emphasising the point. Fabio Cannavaro’s players could not get near opponents of this level.
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