Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 901st goal, which helped Portugal beat Scotland 2-1 in the UEFA Nations League on Sunday night and set off wild celebrations in Lisbon.

The 39-year-old great scored against Croatia earlier this week, putting him in the 900-goal club, and he showed how good he is again when Scotland plays well.

Two players who used to play with Ronaldo at Manchester United scored the first goal. Bruno Fernandes put the home team ahead, but Scott McTominay tied the game.

Before the end of the game, Ronaldo scored the game-winning goal in the 87th minute, which made the crowd go crazy as Portugal fought hard to avoid a tie.

Following a fast run by AC Milan star Rafael Leao, a deep cross into the box was missed at first by a crowd of players, but it fell at Ronaldo’s feet, and he scored easily the first time.

His teammates on the national team then quickly ran off to celebrate. They surrounded the legendary players from Real Madrid and Manchester United and made him do his famous “siuuu” dance for the cheering crowd.

Ronaldo started the game on the bench so that Portugal’s manager Roberto Martinez could give him a break. When the score was tied at 1, Martinez called on the senior player. 

It was too late for Scotland to come back in the dying minutes of the game, and they lost for the second time in three days.

Ronaldo’s goal is the first in his quest to score 1000 goals in his career. He had already said that he wanted to hit that record-breaking number, even though he was nearing the end of his career.

Ronaldo said after scoring his first goal since June, which brought his record number of goals scored for his country to 131, “Only me and the people around me know how hard it is to work every day to be physically and mentally well and reach goal 900.”

“It’s a big moment in my career, and I celebrated that goal with a lot of love.” It stands for a lot.

“I had set that goal for a long time, and I was sure I would reach it because I knew it would happen naturally as I kept playing.” 

I’ve already won two awards for Portugal, which was a big deal for me. The next thing that happens is amazing. He also said, “I dreamed of this and more dreams.”

Ronaldo was one of the few subs who came on at halftime against Scotland. Head coach Roberto Martinez later said it was the Al-Nassr striker’s choice not to start. 

That was the question: did Ronaldo play the first half and then leave, or did he come in and finish the game? “That was the choice,” Martinez said.

“He’s helpful to the national team.” Cris puts energy into the crowd and changes the mood when he comes in if the scorer needs goals. 

“If Cris leaves, it makes it easier for the other team to do what they want when they play away from home in Portugal.” The most important thing is that everyone is committed. 

“The players know what they can do or give to the National Team and are ready for it.” “Cristiano was a great captain,” he said.

Also, it was another long night for Scotland, which puts even more pressure on manager Steve Clarke, who has been in charge of a rough Euro 2024 campaign and two losses in the last week.