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'Ronaldo is a goal' – Fernando Santos hails Portugal star's scoring prowess

Portugal coach Fernando Santos praised Cristiano Ronaldo and his team's determination after its dramatic friendly win over Egypt.

Ronaldo scored twice in additional time after Mohamed Salah's second-half opener for Egypt to lead the European champions to a 2-1 victory in Zurich Friday.

The brace took Ronaldo onto 81 international goals, trailing only Ali Daei (109 for Iran) and Ferenc Puskas (84 for Hungary and Spain) for the most in history .

Santos was unsurprised by the Real Madrid star's contribution, telling RTP : "Ronaldo is this. Ronaldo is a goal. He's a goal.