Isco has claimed that he is “not going to speak to Cristiano Ronaldo again” after seeing his Real Madrid team-mate net a hat-trick for Portugal against Spain at World Cup 2018. The Portuguese superstar bagged the match ball in a thrilling World Cup encounter where his efforts frustrated a number of his Real Madrid colleagues.
An Iberian derby on Russia soil was expected to produce fireworks, and it did not disappoint as a topsy-turvy encounter swung one way and then the other – with a familiar figure having the final word. Ronaldo proved to be a thorn in the side of a number of club colleagues as he recorded the 51st treble of his remarkable career, with a stunning late free-kick bagging him the match ball.
Isco who has won a number of major honours alongside Ronaldo at the Santiago Bernabeu joked to when asked about the exploits of his close friend who is now a fierce rival: “Don’t talk to me about Cristiano! “I’m not going to speak to him again after what he did the other day.
“He doesn’t have a high strike rate from free-kicks, but when he has his day… his first two goals gave him confidence and got him looking for his hat-trick.” Having been held in their opening encounter, much-fancied Spain have plenty to do