Cristiano Ronaldo’s mother gave a Portugal shirt to Pope Francis | PHOTO

Cristiano Ronaldo’s mother has had a great detail with Pope Francis. This Wednesday, Dolores Aveiro had a contact with the pontiff in the Vatican. When both characters were face to face, the woman took out of a bag (stamped with the acronym ‘CR7’) a shirt of the Portuguese team.

Immediately, the mother of the Manchester United star handed over the shirt of the Portuguese national team that has the footballer’s name and the characteristic number seven. So, as usually happens in this type of situation, Jorge Mario Bergoglio received the special gift with great surprise.

Doña Dolores attended the Pope’s audience, taking advantage of a trip to Rome. After the ceremony, the priest came to greet the attendees. It was at that moment that Cristiano Ronaldo’s jacket was handed over. A garment that adds to the enormous amount that Francisco has in his collection.

“Unique emotion, thank you very much, Pope Francis”, wrote the mother of the Portuguese star through a message posted on Instagram. The postcard she uploaded shows the woman holding out the goal-scorer’s jersey in front of the Supreme Pontiff, who stretches out his hands to receive a meaningful gift.

Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 85, has always commented that he is a big fan of soccer. Moreover, the one born in Buenos Aires has revealed that he is a fan of San Lorenzo de Almagro, one of the most popular clubs in Argentina. Not only that, the religious is also a member of the “Ciclón” and his registration date is March 12, 2008.

The Pope and Lionel Messi

In a matter of weeks, Pope Francis was linked to the two best soccer players on the planet: Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. In both cases, by coincidence, the link was made by t-shirts. From the Portuguese, through his mother, he received one. With the Argentine, through an intermediary, he dedicated a message to him.

Emmanuel Gobilliard, bishop of Lyon, visited the PSG footballer to give him the shirt of the Vatican Athletica club. The garment had a message inscribed on it from his compatriot and, in this way, he returned the gesture. Last October, Leo Messi sent his jersey with the number 30 to the Pope with the French minister Jean Castex.