Portugal beat France in Euro 2016 without Ronaldo, and win the first major title.

Portugal beat France in Euro 2016 without Ronaldo, and win the first major title.

Portugal Champion of Europe, amid the suffering, pain, emotions and tears, those of Ronaldo, the final of which was interrupted in 23 minutes. Portugal managed the game in extra time and with a 1-0 extra-time win over the hosts thanks to a late long strike from Eder who gave the first success in Portuguese history.

The French, who hosted the European Championship were not able this time to exploit the factor field, and this thanks to a tactically perfect game of Santos of Portugal, who was able to stop the Deschamps’s team and to allow Ronaldo to celebrate the most important trophy of his career.

For Portugal was also a goal for Ronaldo who broke into tears again. This time around, he’d be on the winning end of Europe’s championship game. “We said we would win it for him,” Portugal defender Pepe said of Ronaldo. “And we managed to win it for him.”