Information is provided by RTP. Cristiano Ronaldo starts the match against Switzerland (at 7 p.m.) on the bench. The substitution condition of the Portuguese captain may be related to the controversy surrounding the substitution in the match against South Korea, when he spoke to the national coach unhappy about the departure.
At the game’s launch conference with Switzerland, Fernando Santos admitted he didn’t like Ronaldo’s attitude, but did not comment on whether or not the Portuguese striker would be in the starting line-up. Gonçalo Ramos should therefore be in the base.
Portugal’s eleven should be as follows: Diogo Costa, Diogo Dalot, Rúben Dias, Pepe, João Cancelo, William Carvalho, Bruno Fernandes, Otávio, Bernardo Silva, João Félix and Gonçalo Ramos.
In the early afternoon, Ronaldo had left a message of confidence on social media. “Today is for Portugal! For the Portuguese. For us and for ours. Today is for all the dreams we carry in each of us! Let’s do everything!”, the player wrote on Facebook.
Ronaldo has not missed a game for the Portuguese national team since the 2006 World Cup. At that time, still in the group stage against Mexico, and with Portugal already through, Luiz Felipe Scolari decided to spare the striker, who was not even on the bench.
Source: DN
