CNN —Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 901st career goal on Sunday as he rescued a 2-1 victory for Portugal against Scotland in the UEFA Nations League.
Portugal pushed for a winner, with Ronaldo striking the post and Scotland goalkeeper Angus Gunn twice denying João Félix with superb saves.
It was his second goal in as many games during this international break, having scored his 900th career goal on Thursday against Croatia.
Craig Williamson/SNS Group/Getty ImagesAfterwards, Fernandes – who was playing in his 600th career game – expressed how important Ronaldo was to the Portugal team.
Full Nations League scores from SundayHome vs. away (winners in bold)Portugal 2-1 Scotland – League A, Group 1Croatia 1-0 Poland – League A, Group 1Denmark 2-0 Serbia – League A, Group 4Switzerland 1-4 Spain – League A, Group 4Slovakia 2-0 Azerbaijan – League C, Group 1Sweden 3-0 Estonia – League C, Group 1Luxembourg 0-1 Belarus – League C, Group 3Bulgaria 1-0 Northern Ireland – League C, Group 3Gibraltar 2-2 Liechtenstein – League D, Group 1
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CNN — Cristiano Ronaldo, Scott McTominay’s, Bruno Fernandes, Ronaldo, Angus Gunn, João, Nuno Mendes, Al Nassr, Craig Williamson, Fernandes –, –, ” Fernandes, Cristiano, ”, Luka Modrić, Modrić, Damir Sencar, Fabián Ruiz, Robin Le Normand, Amdouni, Ferran Torres ’
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