Cristiano Ronaldo’s international goal drought ended in grand fashion on Tuesday afternoon in Houston, as he scored twice in the 5-0 thrashing of Uzbekistan.

Ronaldo’s Performance

Ronaldo was in good spirits throughout the match, but one question that he got during his post-match interview rubbed him the wrong way. And it involved a comparison to Argentina’s Lionel Messi.

Ronaldo quickly turned away and asked another reporter to, ‘Go ahead,’ clearly not wanting to talk about anything related to the man he has been compared to throughout his career.

Before scoring in the sixth minute against Uzbekistan, Ronaldo, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner, went 10 matches without scoring a goal in a major international tournament for his country.

Ronaldo almost had his own hat trick, with chances in the second half that didn’t roll his way. He also elected to forego a free kick just outside Uzbekistan’s box, where Nuno Mendes shocked everyone and took the shot for his first goal of the tournament.

Original reporting: Fox News (HLL/CB) — read the source article.