This is the image of the evening. As the half-time of extra time approached, Ronaldo inherited a penalty in the round of 16 of Euro 2024 between Portugal and Slovenia. A real turning point in this match, the score being still locked at 0-0. But CR7 was unable to open the scoring, Oblak pushing away the Portuguese star’s sending.
A huge disappointment for Ronaldo, still mute in what might be his last participation in a Euro. CR7 then burst into tears. In the stands, his mother was also crying. It took strong encouragement from his teammates to get him going once more during the few minutes of rest before the start of the second period of extra time.
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It should be noted that he then scored his penalty, launching Portugal into the quarter-finals.
