Several videos showed Cristiano Ronaldo allegedly complaining about not being happy with Fernando Santos carrying him off the field in the game against South Korea. The coach guarantees that he did not hear what the captain said on the field because he “was too far away”, but then he saw the images and did not like it.
“I was far away and I only heard him arguing with the Korean player. But I listened to the images and I didn’t like anything, really nothing. These matters are resolved at home, they are resolved,” explained Fernando Santos. .
However, it guarantees that this situation does not put Ronaldo’s ownership at risk.
“I just handed over the equipment to the players when I get to the locker room and tomorrow it will be the same. The matter is finished, everyone is available”, guaranteed the national coach.
This Monday, the Portuguese team will carry out the last training session before the confrontation with Switzerland, in the round of 16 of the 2022 World Cup, in a match that should not count on the casualties of Danilo Pereira and Nuno Mendes.
The Portuguese coach, Fernando Santos, has counted on midfielder Otávio this Sunday for the first time since he was injured in the victorious debut against Ghana (3-2) in the World Cup, and he is only deprived of Danilo and Nuno Mendes, who are It is unlikely that he will participate again in this final phase and continue to treat his injuries.
The training is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. local time (3:00 p.m. in Lisbon), on the grass of the Al-Shahaniya training center, located on the outskirts of Doha, and will be open to journalists for the first 15 minutes.
On Friday, the Chinese team lost 2-1 to South Korea, led by Paulo Bento, in the last match of Group H, but remained in first place, with six points, while the Asians secured second place, with four, and also continued. to the next phase, in which they will face Brazil.
Source: TSF
