The Editorial Staff Monday, July 1, 2024, 11:31 PM
FRANKFURT (Germany) – Dramatic moment for Cristiano Ronaldo at the Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt during the Euro 2024 round of 16 match. The match between Portugal and Slovenia goes to extra time and in the 102nd minute the team coached by Martinez has the chance to break the deadlock: a penalty in favor of Portugal and the ball goes to Cristiano Ronaldo. The former Juventus player steps up to the spot against cloudwho scored the decisive penalty in Juventus’ great comeback against Atletico Madrid in the 2019 round of 16: this time the Portuguese decides not to kick the ball cross-field with power and the Slovenian goalkeeper dives to his left, saving the shot. All cameras on CR7 who, humanly, has an emotional breakdown, giving in to tears. All his teammates gathered around the legend to support him in this fragile moment, a moment also witnessed by the tears in the stands of his mother Dolores.
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