Cristiano Ronado and girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez made a whirlwind trip back to his native Portugal this week, after isolating in Turin, Italy amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Juventus footballer, 35, was snapped visiting one of his favorite eateries, Restaurante Mar Do Inferno in Cascais, Lisbon on Monday, where he surprised the delighted owner.
In the snaps, shared by the restaurant’s Instagram page, a refreshed Ronaldo is seen greeting the shocked owner with a smile, before embracing her for a snap.
Celeb sighting: Cristiano Ronado made a whirlwind trip back to his native Portugal this week, after isolating in Turin, Italy amid the COVID-19 pandemic
The snap was captioned: ‘As you know I rarely take or post photos with clients
‘BUT SORRY THIS IS MY IDOL.’
In Portugal, lockdown restrictions have been eased over the last three weeks with schools, restaurants, cinemas and cafes reopening.
However by posing for the snap, Ronaldo was flouting the physical distance rules, which warns people to stay 2m away from each other.
Portugal has made it mandatory to wear face masks when in public spaces, including when dining in restaurants – with Ronaldo seen clutching one in his hand in the snap.
Current government advice also warns against all but essential travel. Returning home -as Ronaldo is doing – falls into this bracket.
Here she is: Cristiano’s partner Georgina Rodriguez shared this snap in Portugal on Monday with the caption ‘Boa Tarde’ (Good afternoon)
The restaurant is one of the football icon’s favourites, in 2017 he paid a visit with his eldest son Cristiano Jr.
The star did not document his visit on social media but took to Instagram on Tuesday to celebrate the anniversary of Portugal’s Nations League victory.
MailOnline has contacted Ronaldo’s representatives for comment.
Georgina, 25, also shared a stunning snap from Portugal while clad in a white tee and high-waisted pinstripe trousers.
She captioned the sunny snap ‘boa tarde’. (Good afternoon)
Is it you? The Juventus footballer, 35, was snapped visiting one of his favorite eateries, Restaurante Mar Do Inferno in Cascais, Lisbon on Monday, where he surprised the delighted owner
Georgina and Cristiano have remained behind closed doors with their family – Cristiano Jr, Ronaldo’s twins Eva and Mateo, three, and their daughter Alana, two, after relocating from Portugal to Turin in northern Italy.
The twins were carried by a surrogate, while his eldest’s maternity is a mystery.
Georgina is the biological mother of Alana.
The couple met in 2016, and there have been rumours that the couple secretly married, but the pair have not confirmed.
Cute: Cristiano and his family donned incredible fancy dress costumes to celebrate the third birthday of his twins Eva and Mateo on Friday
The family inititally stayed at his home in Madeira in an effort to avoid contracting the virus, having seen three of his team-mates in Daniele Rugani, Paulo Dybala and Blaise Matuidi among the first Serie A players to test positive for Covid-19.
They returned to Turin at the start of May and were required to spend 14 days at home in self-isolation as per government rules for international arrivals.
It was previously announced that clubs in Italy were allowed to return to team training on May 18 – but matches remain some way off following a government decree banning sporting events until June 15.
Back in his natural habitat: The hunk returned to training with Juventus Football Club in Italy last month