KHVICHA KVARATSKHELIA cut short his Euro 2024 celebration to console Cristiano Ronaldo after Georgia’s historic 2-0 win over Portugal.
The Napoli star scored his first-ever European Championship goal in the 2nd minute of the last group stage match that assisted Georgia’s qualification to the knockout phase.
It was a historic night for the Eastern European nation who are currently playing in their first Euros.
On their debut, their victory over Portugal set up a last-16 clash with Spain.
But in a classy moment, Georgia winger Kvaratskhelia consoled Ronaldo before he celebrated the victory with his team.
And the video that has now gone viral of the two sharing a heartfelt moment has fans gushing over the Napoli ace.
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One fan gushed: “Elite mentality. Humble in victory Gracious in defeat.”
While another added: “Sportsmanship.”
A third said: “THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL.”
Then a fourth added a picture of when Kvaratskhelia met Ronaldo in 2013 when the Portuguese icon opened the Dinamo Tbilisi Academy and captioned the picture as, “What a moment.”
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The underdogs Georgia had an underwhelming start to the tournament losing 3-0 to Turkey.
And they were on track to secure three points in their second group game against the Czech Republic after Georges Mikautadze’s spot kick goal.
But Patrik Schick’s 59th-minute equaliser left Georgia with just one point on the table and fears their debut Euros will be coming to an end.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
