Ronaldo went into the tournament level with France great Michel Platini but his penalty late on in Budapest to move his side 2-0 ahead put him out in front.
The Juventus star was making his 22nd European Championship appearance. Platini needed just five games to reach his nine-goal haul, all of which came at Euro 84.
Ronaldo has other records in his sights at this tournament as well.
His spot-kick against Hungary has taken him to within two of Miroslav Klose’s record (19) for the most goals scored by a European player at the World Cup and Euros.
Though arguably even greater than that is the fact Ronaldo is now just four behind Ali Daei’s world record of 109 international goals, the Iranian scoring those in a 13-year period from 1993.
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