Cristiano Ronaldo made the day of a young mascot in a wheelchair as they lead out Portugal ahead of their Confederations Cup clash with Russia.
The Portugal captain had the young girl grinning from ear to ear as they emerged from the tunnel at the Spartak Stadium in Moscow.
In a touching moment as the players lined up for the national anthems Ronaldo presented the youngster with his warm-up jacket and planted a kiss on her forehead.
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Cristiano Ronaldo made the day of a young mascot in a wheelchair as they lead the teams out
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The youngster looked delighted as Ronaldo held her hand as he walked out on the pitch
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In a tender moment the Real Madrid star planted a kiss on the forehead of the young fan
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The girl was clearly delighted to be joining one of her idols to lead out the Portugal team
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Ronaldo also presented the youngster with his warm-up jersey ahead of kick-off
Despite his touching moment Ronaldo was booed vociferously by the home Russian support every time he touched the ball in the opening stages.
He was able to provide a riposte barely eight minutes into the encounter, however, making a telling contribution as he opened the scoring.
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Ronaldo left his mark on the contest by scoring the opening goal against Russia
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Ronaldo’s new biggest fan would have been elated to see him score on her mascot appearance
Fyodor Kudryashov’s error presented the forward a simple header to put his country 1-0 up.
Ronaldo’s new biggest fan would have no doubt been delighted to see him cap her appearance as mascot with a goal.
Ronaldo’s strike was his 74th for his country as he looks to help them progress to the semi-finals after drawing their opener against Mexico.
