Vinícius Jr. sends message to Cristiano Ronaldo after Portugal's Nations League triumph
This, of course, comes fresh off the 40-year-old securing his latest piece of silverware.
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Ronaldo was back in action on the international front yesterday evening, as Portugal locked horns with Spain in the Nations League final.
And the veteran attacker went on to play a key role in Roberto Martínez's troops, when all was said and done, emerging on the right side of the result.
Messages of well wishes, in turn, have since come pouring in from across the world of football, for one of the greatest to ever do it.
And as alluded to above, late on Sunday night, adding his name to this list was Real Madrid wide-man Vinícius Jr.
Taking to his official Instagram account to reply to a celebratory Portugal post, Vinícius wrote:
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