Portugal coach: Ronaldo did not threaten to leave World Cup
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t threaten to depart the World Cup after being dropped from the crew to play Switzerland within the spherical of 16, Portugal coach Fernando Santos mentioned Friday.
Santos did acknowledge his star participant was “not happy” to be instructed he was not within the beginning lineup in a personal assembly on Tuesday after lunch, hours earlier than the sport.
Ronaldo’s substitute Goncalo Ramos scored three targets in 6-1 win. The all-time main scorer for Portugal got here off the bench within the 74th minute.
“Cristiano obviously was not very happy about it. He told me `Do you really think it’s a good idea?”’ Santos mentioned someday earlier than going through Morocco within the quarterfinals.
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“He has never told me that he wanted to leave the national team,” Santos mentioned in translated feedback, dismissing studies in Portuguese media. “It is time we stopped with this conversation and the controversies. He celebrated all the goals that we scored.”
“It is time for you to leave Ronaldo alone in acknowledgement of what he did for Portuguese football,” the coach mentioned.
Santos declined to say if he would change the crew and restore Ronaldo to face Morocco.
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