Some two decades ago, he was neck on neck with Cristiano Ronaldo. The two of them were members of that deadliest teenage winger partnership established at Sporting Lisbon. Both left the club in July 2003, continuing their careers at Camp Nou and Old Trafford, respectively.Quaresma and Cristiano back in 2001 (© VI Images via Getty Images)However, Cristiano made the most of it, unlike Ricardo Quaresma, 38, whose a bit flamboyant character caused a series of setbacks down the years. Nevertheless, his impeccable skills and a God-given talent provided him with some smashing stints across the globe (Porto, Chelsea, Inter, Besiktas, Al-Ahli).He became widely recognized for his out-of-this-world, trademark kick called ‘trivela’ – strike he does with the outside of his right foot.Anyhow, in the fall of his playing days, he decided to return to his homeland, joining the top-division side Vitoria Guimaraes.They are quite a decent slot, fighting for the place in UEFA Europa League next season, but suffered an unexpected away loss last night to the worst team in the league, Belenenses.AROUCA – MARITIMOThanks to Safira’s opener, the hosts were one up with 40 minutes left on the clock, and Belenenses did everything possible to hold on to that surprising win. So when the stoppage time arrived, they engaged in some heavy time-wasting. Their midfielder Afonso Sousa lay on the ground after one tackle for quite a while. And our hero, Quaresma, basically lost the plot. Ricardo took him off the ground and carried him all the way to the sidelines.Ricardo Quaresma has had enough of time being wasted pic.twitter.com/x64NzkU6SQ— Salim Masoud Said (@salimosaid) February 13, 2022 He was shown a yellow for that, but this highly unusual scene instantly went viral, reminding us of a once stellar winger.
