The Spanish coach, Roberto Martinez, gave Portugal his full confidence and support to the veteran star, Cristiano Ronaldo, as he hopes that his bet will be successful in leading the European “Seleção” to a second European title, while Georgia participates in the finals for the first time in its history, as it was drawn into the sixth group competitions.
Ronaldo raised his historic scoring tally to 128 goals in 206 international matches since Martinez took over the technical duties.
CR7, 39 years old, is preparing to break more records when the European Cup competitions begin on German soil in the 11th major tournament in which he is competing, including the record for the number of participations in the continental championship (6), while he seeks to increase his record. In terms of the most goals in the finals (14).
“Cristiano is a unique player in the world, and he has the most international caps,” Martinez said at the beginning of his reign following his appointment as coach after the World Cup in Qatar, where he oversaw Belgium’s disappointing exit from the group stage.