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At the only Euro 2020 stadium where the atmosphere can be heated by the dry football fans' stands, the championship-name-protecting Fernando Santos' army defeated the Hungarians. The victory with a three-goal lead gave the team the opportunity to "record" three points and allowed their leader Cristiano Ronaldo to improve two European Championship records. He became the first person to play in five championships in this match. Scoring two goals, he also became the all-time top scorer of the championships (with 11 goals), surpassing the legendary Michel Platini (9 goals). The team's coach Fernando Santos commented after the game: "In the second half, we were a bit...impatient. Time was running out, and we really wanted to win. I started making changes to increase the pace of the game. I "pushed" Ronaldo a bit to the left, so Guerreiro would have more space to create a goal." "Everyone: both the starting eleven and those who came off the bench after the changes, played well. Now we focus on the match with Germany. We need to progress in this group. Let's say it simply, as Luiz Felipe Scolari liked to do: we must follow the principle of "Kill or be killed," - the coach added at the end.
