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Former Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has no doubt that Cristiano Ronaldo will reach the 1,000-goal milestone in his career. However, he wants Ronaldo to invite him to the celebration of the historic feat.
Ronaldo, 40, is the top goalscorer in the history of men's football, with 953 goals for club and country. Almost half of those goals (450) came during a highly productive spell with Los Blancos between 2009 and 2018, with Ancelotti in charge for two of those nine seasons.
Now in charge of the Brazilian national team, the legendary Italian shared his views on Ronaldo's chances of becoming the first to score 1,000 career goals. Ancelotti said laughing (Diarioas via Madrid Xtra):
“He will, for sure. Don't doubt that he will. In Italy, recently they asked me about Modric and his 40 years, and I told them that of course he will play well in Milan.
“Luka and Cristiano are professionals who love football and are passionate about the sport. They will always get what they want. Cristiano will surely reach 1,000 goals, but when he does, he must not forget to invite me to the celebration of this incredible memory.”
Ronaldo has made a decent start to the 2025-26 season with Al-Nasrscoring 10 times and providing an assist in 11 games between competitions. He has also scored five times in four games in Portugal's 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign.
How Cristiano Ronaldo went with Carlo Ancelotti at Real Madrid
Cristiano Ronaldo He had an excellent first season under Carlo Ancelotti at Real Madrid more than a decade ago. The Portugal captain scored 51 goals and provided 17 assists in 47 games across competitions during the 2013-14 season.
That included a record 17 strikes in 11 UEFA Champions League games as Los Blancos won their long-awaited La Decima, beating arch-rivals Atletico Madrid 4-1 in extra time in the final in Lisbon. Ronaldo also scored three times in Madrid's Copa del Rey victory and 31 times in La Liga, where he finished third.
In the 2014-15 campaign, Ronaldo managed an even bid, plundering 61 strikes and 23 assists in 54 games across competitions. Madrid won the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup, but finished second in La Liga, where the Portuguese scored 48 goals.
Meanwhile, The Whites' The UEFA Champions League title defense ended in the semi-finals with a 3-2 aggregate defeat by Juventus despite Ronaldo scoring at each stage.
Edited by Bhargav
