Rasmus Højlund, after scoring the winning goal against Portugal in a UEFA Nations League match, performed Cristiano Ronaldo's 'Siu' celebration, clarifying it was in homage, not mockery. Højlund cited Ronaldo's significant influence on his career and shared his memories of watching him play. Despite his struggles at Manchester United, he celebrated a crucial win for Denmark. Meanwhile, Ronaldo made history by earning his 218th international cap but remained at 135 international goals, failing to score in the match.
"It's for my idol," Højlund told Danish broadcaster TV2 after the game. "It wasn't to mock him or anything. He's had such a huge impact on me and my football career. Maybe it's a bit ambivalent, but to score against him and Portugal, it's huge."
"I remember him scoring from a free kick in 2011 when I went to watch the match, and since then I've been a huge Cristiano fan."
Another current Man United player, Christian Eriksen, could have given Denmark the lead from the penalty spot in the 24th minute but Portugal goalkeeper Diogo Costa dived to his right to save the attempt.
Ronaldo extended his record of the number of international appearances to 218 but didn't add to his record scoring tally of 135 international goals.
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