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"Amazing! Amazing!, enthused Cristiano Ronaldo on his first time in Aliados - The images of the celebrations

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The Final of the First UEFA Nations League, which was held in the cities of Porto and Guimarães, was broadcasted live for countries worldwide. The economic return is yet to be known, but before the competition IPAM estimated the return at a total of over EUR 150 million. UEFA praised the organisation for a "job well done" as no serious incidents occurred.

Porto City Hall, which jointly organised this competition with the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) has passed this test with flying colours. UEFA praised the organisation for a "job well done" as no serious incidents occurred, as did the FPF, UEFA and the Captain of the Portuguese team, Cristiano Ronaldo.

The Portuguese team was welcomed at the City Hall following the victory, on 9 June at the Dragão Stadim, and the best football player in the World shared with his colleagues and with the millions of fans celebrating at Aliados: "this is my first time in Aliados and this is impressive! Amazing! Amazing!"

The international authorities in the Invicta were unanimous in the compliments on the organisation role, namely Porto City Hall who was key in the assembly of the Fan Zones, Bufuring Zones, Fan Walks, accessibilities, propaganda control, City Dressing, civil protection, safety and security and cleanliness. It is worth mentioning that each day, the city woke up already cleaned up.

Cristiano Ronaldo was also surprised on the way the city of Porto experienced this competition, with fair-play. It should be highlighted that the City Hall was prepared to light the building's façade with the colours of the Dutch team, should they had won the Final.

In 2020, Porto will host its first European Final, in August.