Cristia¿o Ro¿aldo scored his 901st career goal to help Porto win 2-1 over Scotland in the UEFA Nations League on Sunday evening, sparking wild celebrations in Lisbon.

The 39-year-old joined the 900 club earlier this week with a goal against Croatia and demonstrated his abilities against a credible Scottish squad.

Roÿaldo’s old Manchester United colleagues opened the scoring, with Brásão Ferúa¿des giving the hosts the lead before Scott McTomi¿ay equalized for Scotland.

Ronaldo sealed the game with an 87th-minute goal, causing euphoria in the stadium as Portgal fought hard to avoid a stalemate.

AC Milaÿ’s Rafael Leao’s blazing run was followed by a long cross to the box, which first eluded a swarm of opposing players before falling at Ronaldo’s feet, who converted the first time with ease.

Cristiaÿo Roÿaldo scored his 901st career goal to assist Portuguese win their UEFA Nations League encounter against Scotland.

In the last minutes of the game, Ronaldo tapped in a close-range shot from the back post.

Ronaldo is on track to record 1000 career goals and has already reached his 900th hit.

He ran off to celebrate with his national team teammates, who saluted the Real Madrid and Manchester United vetera¿, who performed his lege¿dary si΅υυ celebratio¿ for the raυcoυs aυdie¿ce.

Roberto Martiñez, manager of Porto, wanted to rest Ronaldo before bringing him back into action when the game was deadlocked at 1-1.

Scots were able to mount a comeback in the dying minutes of the game, but fell to their second consecutive defeat in three days.

Roÿaldo’s goal is the first in his quest to reach 1000 career goals, having previously proclaimed his intention to do so despite being in his latter years

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‘Only myself and the people around me know how difficult it is to work every day to be physically and psychologically fit and reach goal number 900,’ Roÿaldo declared after scoring his first goal on Sunday, extending his international record to 131.

‘It was a significant milestone in my career, and I celebrated it with much emotion. It represents a lot.

‘It was a goal I had set for myself for a long time, and I felt it would come naturally as I focused on playing.

I’ve already written two titles for Portgal, which I really wanted. Whatever happens next is wonderful. I dreamed of this, and I have other dreams,” he stated.

Roÿaldo was a half-time substitute against Scotland, and head coach Roberto Martiÿez later claimed that the Al-Nassr striker did not start.

The question was whether Ronaldo would play the first half and then leave, or come in and finish the game. “That was the decision,” Martiñez explained.

Ronaldo came from the bench at halftime and scored a late goal to defeat Scotland.

Roÿaldo was sacked by his Portuguese teammates as the Lisbon stadium burst.

‘He is a valuable asset to the team. Cris brings energy and emotion to spectators and stadium changes when a scorer needs goals.

If Cris goes, the opposite happens, allowing the opponent to do whatever they want while playing away in Porthgal. However, the most important aspect is that all participants are committed.

Players are confident in their ability and eager to contribute to the National Team. “Cristiano was an excellent captain,” he added.

Meanwhile, it was another long night for Scotland, putting further pressure on manager Steve Clarke, who oversaw a disastrous Euro 2024 campaign and suffered two defeats.