By Wilson Florez
03 Jul 2024, 08:50 AM EDT
Euro 2024 is leaving some very good matches in the round of 16Surprises such as Italy’s elimination at the hands of Switzerland raised the attention of the major national teams. Portugal beat Slovenia on penalties in a duel in which Cristiano Ronaldo was very close to being the villain.
The match between Slovenia and Portugal took place at Deutsche Bank Park. Neither team had any advantage during regular time. The same thing happened during overtime.
Slovenia only had two shots on goal. Portugal did the same, but on six occasions. However, one of those shots was from the penalty spot.
Cristiano Ronaldo had the chance to give Portugal peace of mind in the 105th minute of the first extra time. The Al Nassr striker took the shot, but it was saved by Jan Oblak. Cristiano Ronaldo burst into tears after his mistake.
This action could have condemned Portugal in this Euro CupThe Portuguese team was unable to break the tie in the second period of extra time and everything was decided on penalties.
The former Real Madrid striker was convinced that be the first Portuguese penalty taker in a penalty shootout. However, in the second round, CR7 was able to effectively execute his shot.
This time, it was the Slovenians who had problems with the definition, because all the shots were stopped by Diogo CostaPortugal beat Slovenia 3-0 from the penalty spot.
“But how are you going to cry for a millionaire who doesn’t know you and only knows how to kick a ball?”
Me in front of the TV when they focused on Cristiano crying: pic.twitter.com/s78AyfSd7Y
— Aʟʙᴇʀᴛᴏ (@AlberrtoRM2) July 1, 2024
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