Brazil all-time great, Pele has congratulated Cristiano Ronaldo for breaking his goal record after scoring a hattrick in Juventus’ 3-1 win against Cagliari at the Sardegna Arena.
The 36-year-old was recently roasted by fans after failing to show in the Old Lady’s Champions League elimination against FC Porto in the last-16 stage earlier this month.
He neither recorded nor assisted any goal in the two-legged affair which saw the Serie A giants crash out of the championship early.
However, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner responded to the criticisms with three solid goals in the Italian League.
Pele, who had earlier contested Ronaldo’s goal record has now expressed his admiration for the forward after increasing his tally to 770 for clubs and country. The living legend wrote on Instagram:
