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Portugal 's captain, Cristiano Ronaldo, has scored 93 goals internationally after scoring four goals in a 5-1 away win over Lithuania in the playoffs of the United States. Euro 2020 Tuesday.
In his 161st international match, 34-year-old Ronaldo scored three goals in one game, for the eighth time with his country and 54 in the occupied career, to help Portugal overcome a seemingly difficult hurdle.
Ronaldo scored from the penalty spot in the fifth minute, but Lithuania equalized in the 28th minute with Vytautas Andreškiewicz.
Ronaldo gave Portugal the advantage in the 62nd minute before adding two goals after two crucial passes from Bernardo Silva.
Five-time midfielder William Carvalho finished in decisive time to put Portugal in second place in Group B with eight points.
Ronaldo is five points behind Ukraine.
Serbia is third, one point behind their 3-1 victory in Luxembourg.
Lithuania, at the bottom of the standings with one point, missed a good opportunity when Vikentas Slevka opened fire at close range before quickly paying the price after Joao Felix centered the penalty of his opponent Marcos Baliones to give a penalty to Ronaldo.
The goalkeeper from Lithuania, Ernestas Chetkos, escaped a dangerous opportunity before Andrekkevichos equalized with a header after a corner.
Ronaldo tried several times for Felix and Bernardo Silva, but they were all lost before he took the lead in the second half.
At the same time as the frustration appeared, Portugal scored the second goal for their country, despite the goalkeeper Chitikos' attempt to seize the opportunity.
Three minutes later, Ronaldo found himself uncontrollable against a center of Bernardo Silva and scored before enjoying a pass from the same player to score the fourth goal after 11 minutes.
Carvalho's fourth goal in 60 games was a reward for a player who struggles in the middle of the field but does not steal the show.
In another match, Alexander Mitrovic scored twice to keep Serbia on track for a win in Luxembourg. Mitrovic gave the advantage to his country after 36 minutes and Nemanja Radonic added 10 more minutes in the second period.
Substitute David Torbel pulled a goal and Serbia felt the pressure before Sergei Milinkovic-Savic raised the score to 3-0 for Mitrovic.
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