Cristiano Ronaldo left the field annoyed when Fernando Santos substituted him in Portugal’s match against Korea and, as you can see from the televised footage, the captain roared: “You’re in a fucking hurry to get me out, f**k.” An outburst that seemed aimed at the selector quickly went viral, forcing the player to clarify the situation to avoid misunderstandings.
“What happened was before my substitution. The Korean player told me to leave quickly and I told him to be quiet because he is not an authority. Be the referee to say. There should be no controversy. It’s the heat of the game. No matter what happened, things always stay on the field. The most important thing is that we must be united. We are in the next phase. Not only the players, but also the Portuguese must have confidence,” Ronaldo said in the mixed zone.
Earlier, Fernando Santos had already revealed that the captain’s verbal dissatisfaction was aimed at a South Korean. “Ronaldo left angry with the South Korean player who sent him off, I think everyone saw that. Pepe then even went after the Korean because he insulted Ronaldo to make him leave. He had to respond to that player,” said the selector , to make sure the captain “understood” the substitution: “Why shouldn’t I understand?”
About the game and the defeat, CR7 asked for calmness and support. “We knew in advance that we were qualified, it must be almost a miracle that we did not come out first. But I don’t want to justify myself with that. Korea did well, they had merit, we have to learn from this.” lessons, when we didn’t play well. I hope we can learn from this defeat and win the next game.”
Portugal finished Group H of the 2022 World Cup in first place (7 points), followed by South Korea (4 points). Uruguay (four points) and Ghana (four points), third and fourth respectively, were eliminated.
Source: DN
