Ronaldo pays tribute to Jota

Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo had a memorable moment in Portugal's 5-0 win over Armenia in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers early morning on September 7.

Ronaldo thanked Jota after scoring.

In this match, after Joao Felix opened the scoring in the 10th minute, Ronaldo scored to make it 2-0 just 11 minutes later. Immediately after scoring, CR7 pointed to the sky to remember his late teammate Diogo Jota.

Previously, Ronaldo caused controversy when he did not attend Jota's funeral in Gondomar, Portugal in July. According to Record , the 40-year-old striker was said to be "shocked to hear about Jota's passing", but still chose not to attend to ensure order during the solemn ceremony.

A section of fans criticized Ronaldo for this absence, forcing his sister Katia to speak up to defend CR7 on social media. Ronaldo also chose to stay silent instead of speaking up to explain.

After Ronaldo, it was defender Joao Cancelo's turn to celebrate similarly when he scored Portugal's third goal against Armenia. In this match, Ronaldo and Felix were the two players who scored a double.

Ronaldo scored his 140th goal for his country and his 942nd career goal. Both are unprecedented statistics. This was also Ronaldo's 7th goal against Armenia.

On September 9, Portugal will travel to Hungary's home field.

Ronaldo threw away the captain's armband. Late on August 23, Cristiano Ronaldo expressed his disappointment when Al Nassr lost 3-5 to Al Ahli in the penalty shootout of the Saudi Arabian Super Cup final at Hong Kong Stadium.

Source: https://znews.vn/ronaldo-tri-an-jota-post1583141.html