Cristiano Ronaldo He denied angering Portugal manager Fernando Santos when he was substituted in a 2-1 defeat at South Korea in the World Cup on Friday, when both teams advanced to the next round.
ronaldothe captain of Portugalsaid that the comments he made as he left the field in the 65th minute were actually directed at a player from South Korea.
Media The Portuguese said that the former player of Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventuswho left the English club last month, looks set to challenge saints for the decision to replace him, using vulgar language towards the coach.
“What happened was before my substitution, the South Korean player told me to leave the field immediately. I told him to shut up because he didn’t have that authority. There was no disagreement (with the coach),” Ronaldo told several Portuguese media.
The 37-year-old is looking to equal the Portuguese record for most goals in World Cup What’s wrong here? eusebiuswho scored nine in 1966 at Englandthe only tournament of World Cup where he played
ronaldo last week he became the first player to score five World Cups. saintsasked by reporters about the substitution incident, a South Korean player also said he had been aggressive in his comments to the five-time Ballon d’Or winner.
“I saw the discussion with the Korean player and I have no doubts about what happened,” he said. saints. defense of South Korea kept at bay ronaldo.
Source: La Verdad
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