Portugal faced the Qatar World Cup 2022 as the last chance to establish himself in the tournament with Cristiano Ronaldo as captain.
However, the path of the Portuguese team was not the best, the team was eliminated against the revelation of the tournament, Moroccoin the quarterfinal phase.
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To the surprise of many, Cristiano Ronaldo did not start in Portugal’s last matches in the World Cup, the coach Fernando Santos decided to leave the player on the bench.
Recently, the Portuguese defender Pepe gave an interview to the Polish Football Federation and spoke about what happened between Ronaldo and the coach of Portugalsince the substitution was causing annoyance to the attacker.
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“He made Cristiano Ronaldo understand that ‘we’ is very important. He was very relevant to what our success was. I think something of that will happen with Lewandowski. Cristiano Ronaldo was our reference. I am convinced that in Poland it will be like that with Lewandowski. They are two great players, ”he commented, since Fernando Santos took over the technical direction of Poland, so Pepe made an analysis of what awaits Poland.
After the World Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo He left Manchester United to join Saudi Arabian football, where he defends the colors of Al-Nassr.
