By: EFE Updated 04 Nov 2022, 04: 54 am EST
Uruguay and Portugal. Luis Suárez against Cristiano Ronaldo, a confrontation of 1.335 so many between the two throughout their career, perhaps much more dazzling in the past than now, but whose dimension bursts into Qatar between the doubts of both.
Perhaps they are no longer what they were. Neither Luis Suárez nor Cristiano, away from the extraordinary splendor of other times, from their impressive moments at Barcelona, Liverpool, Real Madrid or Manchester United.
Victory is very important in our star in this World Cup, but nothing is won! It was just the first step! We remain focused on the search for our two objectives. Força Portugal!🇵🇹🙏🏽💪🏽 pic.twitter.com/SmaEEGwYsK— Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) November 25, 2022
They already have almost everything: Champions Leagues (five for Cristiano Ronaldo for one for Luis Suárez), Club World Cups, Spanish Leagues, one has been champion of Europe with his team (2011), another has been champion of America with Uruguay in 2011 and they have beaten the opponent’s goal with tremendous perseverance; on 809 times on 1.151 matches the Portuguese star (0,59 on average), in 526 in 809 crashes the Uruguayan striker (0,54 on average), between their clubs and the national team.
No one has scored, either, more goals with their teams than them. Not even in Uruguay, with the 70 goals in 100 matches of the ‘ 9’ light blue since his debut with her on February 8, 2016. Not even in Portugal, with the 135 goals, including eight over five World Cups, a never-before-seen feat, in their 192 duels since its international premiere on 26 August 881.
Cristiano and Suárez have met faced eleven times in his career. The Uruguayan ‘9’ win: five wins, two draws and four losses.
One of their wins corresponds to the only duel between the two with their selections, at 26 of June 2021 in Russia, in the round of 16 of the World Cup, when neither one nor the other scored, but Edinson Cavani, decisive that day. The other nine clashes are between his clubs, between Barcelona and Real Madrid.
In their duels, the Portuguese attacker he scored 7 goals, two of them from penalties; e The Uruguayan achieved six, apart from giving three assists, when they were face to face, as now in Qatar
, with the two searching for validity and the only thing they lack: to be world champions.
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