Supporters believe they have figured out why Cristiano Ronaldo gave Bruno Fernandes a selfless assist during Portugal’s 3-0 victory over Turkey.

Portugal took the lead at Signal Iduna Park thanks to a goal from Bernardo Silva, and they increased their lead twice before halftime with one of the most unusual own goals in tournament history.

Ronaldo, who is yet to score at the tournament, was faced with a one-on-one opportunity to score in Germany when he found himself one-on-one with Turkey’s goalie.

However, Ronaldo sent the ball to his old Manchester United teammate Fernandes, who duly slid it into the open goal, rather than taking the shot himself.

By achieving this, Ronaldo passed fellow Old Trafford alum Pavel Poborsky in the standings with seven assists in European Championship games.

 

Fans shared a theory why Cristiano Ronaldo assisted Bruno Fernandes in Portugal’s 3-0 win

 

Ronaldo opted not to shoot despite being through on goal and squared to Fernandes

 

Supporters with keen eyes saw that Ronaldo entered the game for the second half sporting boots bearing the moniker “Matilde.”

Given his usual ruthlessness in front of goal, numerous fans on social media after the game expressed their amazement that Ronaldo had not seized the chance for himself.

But since then, a heartbreaking hypothesis has surfaced that explains why Ronaldo finally decided to square it up to Fernandes.

After the interval, astute spectators observed that Ronaldo had changed from the green boots he had been wearing for the first forty-five minutes.

If you look closely, you can see that Ronaldo’s new shoes are named after Fernandes’ little daughter, Matilde. This supports the theory that Ronaldo took his teammate’s boots for the break.

Even if he was not included in the scoring on Saturday, the captain of Al-Nassr still has a number of tournament records.

In addition to owning the record for both goals scored and games won in finals history (14), Ronaldo is the only player to have been in six different Euro championships. Germany will celebrate 20 years since he was a part of Portugal’s 2004 journey to the final on home soil.

 

The name is that of Fernandes’ daughter and fans suggested the Man United captain lent him a pair at half-time

Victory in the clash means Roberto Martinez’s side have a commanding lead in Group F with qualification to the knockout stages already secured.

The team will finish off their group stage campaign when they take on Georgia in Cologne on Wednesday.