“That is still something that has to be defined.' POR
Fernando Santos admits Cristiano Ronaldo’s role for Portugal is ‘undefined’ after latest act of ‘petulance’Portugal boss Fernando Santos has admitted that Cristiano Ronaldo’s role for the rest of the World Cup still needs to be “defined” after he was dropped.
Asked about Ronaldo, who left Manchester United under a cloud during the finals, Santos said: “That is still something that has to be defined. When asked directly if Ronaldo would play against Morocco, Santos replied bullishly: “Ronaldo will definitely , all the players on the bench can be used, if they are not in the starting line-up they can play later.
Ramos thrashed in a spectacular left-footed strike 17 minutes into his full debut, which Pepe added to with a powerful header as the 39-year-old became the oldest goalscorer in World Cup knockout history. The crowd chanted Ronaldo’s name and got their wish as he came on, with the star seeing a goal disallowed for offside
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