News | Portugal missed the chance to get off to a perfect start in qualifying for the World Cup. After the win against Azerbaijan yesterday evening, Serbia lost a clear lead. There was excitement in stoppage time when Cristiano Ronaldo scored the supposed winning goal, which was not recognized. Then the superstar let his frustration run free.
Ronaldo on his anger: “There are difficult moments to deal with, especially when an entire nation is damaged”
Diogo Jota (24) had Portugal in Serbia Before the half-time break, got on course for victory with a double. But the selection missed the start of the second section. A few seconds after the restart, Aleksandar Mitrovic (26) reduced the score to 1: 2. After an hour, Filip Kostic (28) equalized. The Portuguese almost had an answer ready in the turbulent stoppage time that began with Nikola Milenkovic (24) being sent off. Cristiano Ronaldo (36) probably carried the game device over the goal line. Defender Stefan Mitrovic’s (30) rescue act came too late. The referee team around Danny Makkelie (38) did not recognize goal. Since neither goal-line technology nor VAR are used in World Cup qualification, the decision – and thus the result – remained.
Ronaldo reacted extremely upset and still got a yellow card. After the final whistle, he stormed into the catacombs, furious. An hour later he stated on his Instagram profile (via Sport1): “I give and will always give everything for my country, that will never change. But there are difficult moments that you have to deal with, especially when you have the feeling that an entire nation is being harmed. ”The third World Cup qualifying game in Luxembourg, which is on the rise on Tuesday, should bring a little lightening of the mood in the Portuguese ranks.
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