Cristiano continues his pursuit of #1000
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Reading Time: 3min | Sat. 12.10.24. | 13:16
The Portuguese, who is currently at 905 career goals, will have a chance to come closer to the magic number 1,000 tonight against Poland (21.45)
The owner of many records is not done yet. Cristiano Ronaldo's work is not finished, and his hunger is not satisfied. At least not until he achieves 1,000 goals in his career. At the moment, he's at 905, but tonight's UEFA Nations League match against Poland in Warsaw could bring him closer to his goal.
The unquenchable Hunger and chase For Christiano Ronaldo's 1,000-goal quest continues today as Poland host Portugal in the UEFA Nations match day 3 today.
— The Pivotal Trust Guide (@thepivotal_tru) October 12, 2024
Do you see Christiano Ronaldo scoring a goal today? pic.twitter.com/hAs2poKmgy
Still, the most productive international scorer ever with 132 goals for Portugal faces a challenging task and the tradition does not work in his favour either. Namely, Ronaldo found the back of the net against tonight's rivals only once in four duels - back in 2007. Moreover, Portugal beat the Poles only once in the previous six matches.
Nevertheless, the UEFA Nations League is Ronaldo's competition as he netted in both matches his team played - and won 2-1 each - in the 2024/2025 edition, against Croatia and Scotland. Generally, CR7 scored nine UNL goals, which puts him in the seventh spot on the all-time goal-scoring list, led by the Norwegian Erling Haaland, who netted 15 times.
Still, the Poles have an ace up their sleeve - Robert Lewandowski, three years younger than Ronaldo but equally hungry for goals. The 36-year-old found the net 12 times in 11 games for Barcelona this season and scored five times in the last two matches. He's also been the scorer of one in Poland's UNL 3-2 victory over Scotland, so it would be no wonder if tonight we saw a showdown between two goal-scoring machines - Cristiano vs Lewa.
UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE A
Thursday
Israel - France 1-4 (1-2)
/Gandelman 24 - Camavinga 6, Nkunku 28, Guendouzi 87, Barcola 89/
Italy - Belgium 2-2 (2-1)
/Cambiaso 1, Retegui 24 - De Cuyper 42, Trossard 61/
Friday
Hungary - Netherlands 1-1 (1-0)
/Salai 32 - Dumfries 83/
B&H - Germany 1-2 (0-2)
/Dzeko 70 - Undav 30,36/
Saturday
19:00: (1.63) Croatia (3.80) Scotland (5.70)
21:45: (5.50) Poland (3.90) Portugal (1.63)
21:45: (2.65) Serbia (3.25) Switzerland (2.95)
21:45: (1.40) Spain (4.60) Denmark (8.00)
Monday
21:45: (1.65) Germany (3.80) Netherlands (5.40)
21:45: (3.00) Belgium (3.40) France (2.35)
Tuesday
21:45: (5.20) Scotland (3.80) Portugal (1.75)
21:45: (1.30) Spain (5.80) Serbia (12.0)
UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE B
Thursday
England - Greece 1-2 (0-0)
/Bellingham 87 - Pavlidis 49, 90+4/
Finland - R. Ireland 1-2 (1-0)
/Pohjanpalo 17 - Scales 57, Brady 88/
Austria - Kazakhstan 4-0 (1-0)
/Baumgartner 10, Lienhart 53, Sabitzer 56, Seidi 79/
Norway - Slovenia 3-0 (1-0)
/Haaland 7, 62, Sorloth 52/
Friday
Iceland - Wales 2-2 (0-2)
/Tomasson 69, Ward 72 og - Johnson 11, Wilson 29/
Ukraine - Georgia 1-0 (1-0)
/Mudryk 35/
Turkey - Montenegro 1-0 (0-0)
/Kahveci 69/
Czech Republic - Albania 2-0 (1-0)
/Chory 3, 63/
Sunday
16:00: (5.30) Kazakhstan (3.60) Slovenia (1.70)
19:00: (9.50) Finland (4.90) England (1.35)
21:45: (1.90) Greece (3.35) R.Ireland (4.40)
21:45: (2.20) Austria (3.45) Norway (3.25)
Monday
21:45: (2.25) Ukraine (3.40) Czech R. (3.20)
***odds are subject to change***
