Portugal coach has no regrets on Ronaldo snub
Portugal manager Fernando Santos claims to have no regrets about dropping Cristiano Ronaldo for their 1-0 World Cup quarterfinal defeat Read Full Article at RT.com
Fernando Santos dropped Ronaldo for Saturday’s 1-0 defeat against Morocco at Qatar 2022
Portugal coach Fernando Santos has stated that he does not regret leaving Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench for the majority of the 1-0 loss to Morocco that saw their country crash out of the Qatar 2022 World Cup quarterfinals on Saturday.
Giant killers Morocco added another scalp to their growing list of European victims at the Al-Thumama Stadium thanks to a first half header from Youssef En-Nesyri that went unanswered.
Ronaldo was dropped for the second game running in favor of 21-year-old Benfica target man Goncalo Ramos, who scored a hat trick in a 6-1 last 16 thrashing of Switzerland.
With Portugal trailing, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner entered at around 50 minutes but was unable to make an impact as Morocco made history as the first African and Arab nation to reach the semi-finals of FIFA’s showpiece tournament.
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