Though Cristiano Ronaldo’s impact off the bench was negligible on the occasion of his Sporting CP debut – the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round first leg against Inter finished goalless – the night of 14 August 2002 remains a defining moment in the recent history of European football. It was a night when one of the greatest players of a generation first appeared in a professional game.
UEFA.com’s Portuguese reporter and editor Pedro Marques, who was in the stadium in Lisbon that evening 15 years ago, takes a walk down memory lane …
Pedro, what are your memories of Ronaldo’s debut?UEFA.com – News