Portuguese magazine Record says the Portugal striker he really wanted to leave the team during the World Cup in Qatar.
For the first time in a long time, the striker did not start the team in a major tournament, being an unused substitute for the match against Switzerland in the round of 16 world Cup-2022 (6:1). The player appeared on the pitch towards the end of the match.
The Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) has once again denied what happened to the national team, this time with a statement on the official website, assuring that Cristiano Ronaldo never threatened to leave the retreat when he discovered he was not in the starting lineup for the match against Switzerland.
Although the Federation takes comfort that the retraction is now written, the Record confirms the information published in a recent press release obtained from more than one source: a conversation between Fernando Santos and Cristiano Ronaldo which took place on Monday evening, on the eve of the meeting with Switzerland he is excited, and the captain of the national team has even thought of leaving. The conversation continued and the player reversed, realizing that now is not the best time for such a decision.
It is not the first time that the FPF has denied information about what happened in this World Cup.
