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What did Cristiano Ronaldo tell Diogo Costa? Portugal star offers words of advice before goalkeeper saves Christian Eriksen's penalty in Nations League tie with Denmark

<p>Just before Eriksen stepped up to take his penalty, Al-Nassr star Ronaldo had a lengthy chat with FC Porto keeper Costa. It is not known what was said but it may have helped as the Danish midfielder's spot-kick was superbly saved by the 25-year-old in the first leg of their Nations League quarter-final.</p><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ronaldo gives Diogo Costa some advice 🗣️<br><br>Diogo Costa then saves the penalty 💪<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NationsLeague?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NationsLeague</a> <a href="https://t.co/oeI78OBYJp">pic.twitter.com/oeI78OBYJp</a></p>— UEFA EURO (@UEFAEURO) <a href="https://twitter.com/UEFAEURO/status/1902825087121952769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 20, 2025</a></blockquote>
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WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>That save could potentially be the difference between Portugal reaching the semi-finals of the competition and falling in the last eight. Costa has a <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/portugal-player-ratings-vs-slovenia-euro-2024/blt015a85727e227473" target="_blank">history of penalty saves</a> and he showed off his quality once again on Thursday.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Portugal were the inaugural winners of the Nations League as they beat Netherlands 1-0 in the 2018/19 final thanks to Goncalo Guedes' strike.</p>

DID YOU KNOW?

<p>After the first leg is over, Ronaldo's Portugal will host Denmark in the second leg on Sunday night. </p>

WHAT NEXT?

What did Cristiano Ronaldo tell Diogo Costa? Portugal star offers words of advice before goalkeeper saves Christian Eriksen's penalty in Nations League tie with Denmark | Goal.com

Cristiano Ronaldo gave some words of advice to Portugal goalkeeper Diogo Costa before he saved Denmark star Christian Eriksen&apos;s penalty.

What did Cristiano Ronaldo tell Diogo Costa? Portugal star offers words of advice before goalkeeper saves Christian Eriksen&apos;s penalty in Nations League tie with Denmark