CRISTIANO RONALDO has sent a touching message to a Venezuelan boy who lost everything in a recent earthquake.
Although the video is in Portuguese, Ronaldo sends the young Andres words of encouragement, before inviting him to meet him.
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Cristiano Ronaldo sent a special message to the hurting young fanCredit: Refer to source
The aftermath of the brutal doublet earthquakes in Venezuela Credit: Reuters
Ronaldo scoring his 146th Portugal goal in the World Cup this week Credit: Getty
He said: “I want you to attend one of my games!”
Ronaldo is believed to have seen a message from the child and decided to reach out.
The video shows the young boy being shown Ronaldo’s reply with a heartwarming smile taking over his face.
A doublet of devastating earthquakes hit the South American country on June 24.
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Two major tremors measuring 7.2 and 7.5 in magnitude rocked the country and sank buildings along the coast.
The quakes occurred just 39 seconds apart and less than 25 km beneath the surface, making the 7.5 tremor the strongest to hit the country in over a century
The death toll from Venezuela’s devastating twin earthquakes has risen to 2,645, with more than 12,600 injured, according to official figures released on Friday.
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Ronaldo has sent the message to the young fan hot on the heels of knocking Croatia out of the tournament and heading into the last 16.
The 41-year-old scored his 146th international goal in the 2-1 win and took his career tally to 976 goals.
A showdown with Spain in the last 16 awaits, but it’s not known whether young Andres will make it out for the World Cup while he recovers in hospital.
It might be that he ends up heading to Saudi Arabia to watch Ronaldo in action for Al-Nassr.
