UEFA Nations League: Cristiano Ronaldo and Co. paid an emotional tribute to former teammate Diogo Jota after Portugal's 2-1 World Cup win over Croatia in Toronto on Friday, a day that marked exactly one year since Jota and his brother Andre Silva died in a car accident in western Spain.
Ronaldo, who scored Portugal's opening goal of the round-of-32 matchup with a penalty, put on Jota's No. 21 Portugal jersey following the final whistle and pointed to the sky with tears in his eyes.
"We knew it before the game, it was such a special moment," Ronaldo told Fox. "We speak today, our group, about the coincidence of life, it's unbelievable. I was amazed because the situation of today means a lot to us, not only because we won the game but also the way."
