DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t threaten to go away the World Cup after being dropped from the staff to play Switzerland within the spherical of 16, Portugal coach Fernando Santos mentioned Friday.Santos did acknowledge his star participant was “not glad” to be instructed he was not within the beginning lineup in a personal assembly on Tuesday after lunch, hours earlier than the sport.Ronaldo’s alternative Gonçalo Ramos scored three objectives in 6-1 win. The all-time main scorer for Portugal got here off the bench within the 74th minute.“Cristiano clearly was not very glad about it. He instructed me ‘Do you actually suppose it’s a good suggestion?’” Santos mentioned at some point earlier than dealing with Morocco within the quarterfinals.“He has by no means instructed me that he needed to go away the nationwide staff,” Santos mentioned in translated feedback, dismissing experiences in Portuguese media. “It’s time we stopped with this dialog and the controversies. He celebrated all of the objectives that we scored.” “It’s time so that you can depart Ronaldo alone in acknowledgement of what he did for Portuguese soccer,” the coach mentioned.Santos declined to say if he would change the staff and restore Ronaldo to face Morocco.___
Portugal coach: Ronaldo didn’t threaten to go away World Cup
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