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Lewandowski breaks Ronaldo’s record

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Poland striker Robert Lewandowski has broken Cristiano Ronaldo’s record as the oldest player to score a hat-trick in the UEFA Nations League.

The 38-year-old was on target three times as Poland thrashed Romania 6-0 in Warsaw. Lewandowski scored in the 24th, 47th and 86th minutes to complete his hat-trick and set a new age record in the competition. He was 38 years and 42 days old when he scored his third goal against Romania, surpassing Ronaldo’s previous record.

Ronaldo was 34 years and 120 days old when he scored a hat-trick for Portugal against Switzerland in the 2019 Nations League semi-final. The performance also marked Lewandowski’s record-extending 170th appearance for Poland and took his international goal tally to 92.Poland striker Robert Lewandowski has broken Cristiano Ronaldo’s record as the oldest player to score a hat-trick in the UEFA Nations League.

The 38-year-old was on target three times as Poland thrashed Romania 6-0 in Warsaw. Lewandowski scored in the 24th, 47th and 86th minutes to complete his hat-trick and set a new age record in the competition. He was 38 years and 42 days old when he scored his third goal against Romania, surpassing Ronaldo’s previous record.

Ronaldo was 34 years and 120 days old when he scored a hat-trick for Portugal against Switzerland in the 2019 Nations League semi-final. The performance also marked Lewandowski’s record-extending 170th appearance for Poland and took his international goal tally to 92.

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