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Ronaldo scores hat trick as Portugal routs Lithuania

  • by Juana Turner
  • in Sports
  • — Nov 16, 2019
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A lot was said about Ronaldo's form for Juventus going into A Selecao's clash with Lithuania after he had been substituted by Maurizio Sarri in consecutive matches.

To guarantee a spot in Euro 2020 and defend their title as European champions, Portugal have to win against Luxembourg this Sunday at the Josy Barthel stadium. Doing so, he also went on to take his total global goals tally to 98.

"Other people did, but I didn't have any doubts". "I personally had none, and I said that".

Cristiano Ronaldo appears primed to join Iran great Ali Daei as just the second player to score a century of global goals.

Despite a number of absentees, including Pepe, Nelson Semedo, William Carvalho, João Mário, Gonçalo Guedes and João Félix, Portugal are favourites to beat Lithuania, the group's last qualified team, with just one point, in what will be the first official duel between the two nations on Portuguese soil.

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After the legal action, the Tigers proudly put Wiseman at center stage in the starting lineup of a rout of Illinois-Chicago. NCAA spokeswoman Stacey Osburn declined to comment Thursday when contacted by The Associated Press about Wiseman's case.

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It's Nissan's third recall for the same problem, and the company keeps expanding the number of affected models. The automaker says vehicles in the 2018 recall that haven't been repaired are included in the current recall.

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Rudy Giuliani said he's not anxious that President Trump will throw him under the bus as the impeachment inquiry heats up. Giuliani's lawyer, Robert Costello , who was also on the call, then interjected: "He's joking".

Benfica midfielder Pizzi drilled in a fine third less than seven minutes into the second period.

Seeing the energy the 34-year-old, Twitter was soon questioning Juventus manager who had subbed him twice in different games.

Messi and Ronaldo have dominated football over the past 10 years, scoring numerous, breaking records and collecting individual accolades.

Even without Raheem Sterling, who was dropped by Southgate earlier in the week after a physical altercation with teammate Joe Gomez, England displayed the firepower that will make them one of the favourites for next year's European Championship -AFP.

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