This is reported by the website of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).

For the Portuguese star it was the 78th boarded-up ball into the opponent's goal for the national team of his country. The previous record belonged no less than the famous athlete - the Brazilian Pele.

It should be added that the Portuguese is close to breaking world records, which now belong to Iranian Ali Dayi (109 goals scored) and in Europe to Ferenc Puskash (84 goals scored).

Recall that Ronaldo played for the Portuguese team almost a record number of matches, and the permanent captain was able to lead his team in the top four teams in the recent European Championship in 2016.

As reported in the "URA-Inform", recently striker Madrid "Real" Cristiano Ronaldo decided to leave the Portuguese national team and engage in the rearing of newborn children.