There is no tranquility for Portugal after the 2026 World Cup. The victories do not extinguish the fire from Jorge Jesus’ dressing room.
Cristiano Ronaldo did not enter the playing field in Portugal’s 2-1 victory over the difficult Norwegian team. This would not have been good for Al Nassr. In this sense, in advance of the next match of Portugal against Sweden, Cristiano Ronaldo would have adopted the attitude of distancing himself from his comrades.
Reports indicate that CR7 abandoned the practice and refused to perform gym work with the substitute footballers. Cristiano Ronaldo would have made the decision to go straight to the team’s concentration hotel in Malmö.
Jorge Jesus’ attitude has been contrasted with that of Roberto Martínez. Jesus has had the firm pulse to get CR7 out of the field; Martínez insisted on keeping him inside the field and this is the Portuguese disappointment in the 2026 World Cup.
to ? ???: Cristiano Ronaldo did NOT take part in yesterday’s training session, REFUSED to work in the gym, and left to return to the hotel.The situation comes amid growing TENSION between Cristiano and Portugal head coach Jorge Jesus? @abolapt pic.twitter.com/X0i4suTN2v
Jorge Jesus was questioned for the reasons that motivated him to keep Gonçalo Ramos inside the pitch and leave Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench. The 72-year-old strategist considered CR7 not necessary on the pitch.
“I needed a player with different characteristics. He would have stayed with him that he would play the last half hour, but the game did not require it. Gonçalo Ramos was playing well, he had scored one goal and was cancelled another. I felt it wasn’t the right time to replace him. The game followed its course and passed the right moment to put it on Cris. Instead, another player was needed to ensure a balance and maintain the result,” Jesus said.
The result gave Jorge Jesus the right. Gonçalo Ramos scored Portugal’s victory goal just minutes after Erling Haaland’s goal. Before the match was complicated, Ramos destroyed the match to his coach.
