Pele praised ronaldo’s goalscoring exploits
Cristiano Ronaldo’s hat-trick in Juventus’ 3-1 Serie A win over Cagliari took his goal tally to 770 with the forward taking to Instagram to praise Pele’s impact on him growing up; Brazilian legend replies with a message of admiration for his goal scoring exploits.
Brazilian legend Pele has taken to social media to praise the goalscoring exploits of Cristiano Ronaldo after the forward’s hat-trick in Juventus’ 3-1 Serie A win over Cagliari on Sunday.
Ronaldo scored a perfect hat-trick inside 32 minutes with a header, a right-footed penalty, and a left-foot shot as Juventus bounced back from their midweek Champions League exit.
Those three goals took the 36-year-old five-time Ballon d’Or winner to an incredible tally of 770 with the player acknowledging the feat on Instagram and praising Pele’s impact on him growing up.
Brazilian legend Pele has taken to social media to praise the goalscoring exploits of Cristiano Ronaldo after the forward’s hat-trick in Juventus’ 3-1 Serie A win over Cagliari on Sunday.
Ronaldo wrote: “My everlasting and unconditional admiration for mister Edson Arantes do Nascimento (Pele), such is the respect that I have for mid-20th century football, led me to take into account his 767 score, assuming his nine goals for Sao Paulo State Team, as well as his single goal for the Brazilian Military Team, as official goals.
“Today, as I reach the 770th official goal in my professional career, my first words go straight to Pele. There’s no player in the world who hasn’t been raised listening to stories about his games, his goals and his achievements, and I’m no exception.
