He might be 34, but the Juventus striker is showing no signs of slowing down for his country with a huge record in his sights

When Cristiano Ronaldo is at his free-flowing best, there is simply no stopping him in front of goal - something Lithuania found out the hard way on Tuesday night when the star attacker bagged four goals in a 5-1 win for Portugal .

The haul on Tuesday saw him add another record to his his list.

With 25 goals scored, he has now become the all-time leading goalscorer in European Championship qualifiers.

Bringing up his eighth international hat-trick in the process, Ronaldo also increased his tally of goals for his nation to 93 to leave him within touching distance of a record many thought would never be broken.

Iranian striker Ali Daei, who won a Bundesliga title with Bayern Munich in 1999, scored a remarkable 109 goals across 149 games for his country and that feat has long left him with the most international goals scored by a single player.
Ronaldo, however, is now hot on Daei's heels and it's hard to see the Juventus star not claiming a record that would literally make him the greatest scorer of all time - on the international stage at least.

Against Lithuania on Tuesday, the 34-year-old proved his age is a hurdle he'll be capable of leaping over for a few years to come as he effortlessly found the back of the net four times.
Now well and truly standing tall, you'd be brave to bet against the Juventus striker not to score another 17 for his country over the coming years and claim a record Daei likely thought would be his for decades to come.


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