In the game that could mark his farewell to the World Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo, 37, will start on the bench against Switzerland, this Tuesday (6), for the round of 16 of the World Cup, in Lusail.
About an hour before the match, coach Fernando Santos announced the starting lineup of the Portuguese national team without the number 7 shirt among the starters.
Gonçalo Ramos was chosen by the coach to replace the Portuguese captain. The Portuguese commander made this decision after saying that he did not like Cristiano Ronaldo’s attitude in the last game of the group stage, against South Korea, when the star was quite irritated when he was substituted in the second half.
There were still 30 minutes to go and more added time for the match against the Asians, when Fernando Santos decided to remove the Portuguese star. He passed the armband to Portuguese-Brazilian defender Pepe and was caught on official FIFA footage saying something along the lines of “what a fucking hurry to get me out.”
Without the number 7 shirt, Portugal will start the confrontation with the Swiss with the following formation: Diogo Costa; Diogo Dalot, Pepe, Rúben Dias and Raphael Guerreiro; William Carvalho and Otávio; Bernardo Silva, Bruno Fernandes and João Félix; Gonçalo Ramos. this Tuesday (6), at 16 pm.
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