Portugal: Cristiano Ronaldo was hugged by a fan and Portugal smothered Bosnia and Herzegovina 3-0 for a third win in as many qualifiers for the 2024 European Championship on Saturday.
Midfielder Bruno Fernandes scored twice and set up Bernardo Silva to break the deadlock in minute 44 of an evenly disputed first half.
Fernandes put the result beyond doubt with goals in the 77th and stoppage time.
Ronaldo, making his 199th appearance for Portugal, didn’t add to the men’s record of 122 international goals, but he featured in a touching moment when a fan rushed onto the field waving a Portuguese flag in the second half. The man gave Ronaldo a bear hug and lifted him high. Ronaldo embraced him as well, before the fan scampered off to avoid the security guards.
The video of fan is going viral on social space, here is the video:
And Speed’s reaction to a fan hugging #Cristiano Ronaldo ..#PORBIH
pic.twitter.com/CDuqWGvXpf— (@zi_46) June 17, 2023
Portugal leads Group J with nine points, two more than Slovakia, which beat Iceland 2-1.
