Former Real Madrid player Hamit Altintop opened up about his interaction with Portugal legends Cristiano Ronaldo and Pepe. The trio met ahead of Selecao’s EURO 2024 game against Turkey, where Ronaldo got an assist and Pepe kept a clean sheet.
Notably, they all played together at Real Madrid over a decade ago and were all smiles when they spoke at Signal Iduna Park. Afterwards, Altintop, who once played for Turkey, revealed the conversation, saying (via Record):
“We talked about the times we played together. And I said to them: ‘Many years ago, but you still play!’ And, of course, I wished them good luck for the future. I am very grateful to have played with these two incredible people. They are humble and adorable. I really like them.”
The two Los Blancos legends helped Portugal beat Turkey 3-0. Bernardo Silva opened the scoring for Selecao in the 21st minute before a howler of an own goal from Samet Akaydin put them 2-0 up in the 28th. Bruno Fernandes was teed up by Cristiano Ronaldo to complete the mission for goal number three.