Cristiano Ronaldo On Bench For Portugal And Morocco Clash, he has been left out on Portugal’s starting lineup for the second straight World Cup match.
The 37-year-old was left off Fernando Santos’ lineup that defeated Switzerland in the last-16 earlier in the week, and the manager is doing the same thing again for their match against Morocco in the quarterfinals.
Ronaldo has so far participated in all four of their games in Qatar, starting each of the group games.
He won’t be able to contribute against their North African opponents, though, as Portugal looks to advance to its first World Cup semifinal since 1966.
Goncalo Ramos, a 21-year-old star for Benfica, was selected ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo for the match against Switzerland, and he returned the coach’s faith in him by scoring a hat-trick in a 6-1 triumph.
The youthful player holds his spot in the starting lineup, and CR7 is once again forced to make do with a spot on the bench.
When the team announcement was announced, talkSPORT’s Dean Ashton commented, “The shock would have been if Ronaldo was playing.”
“It was clear how different Goncalo Ramos was; in addition to his goals, he also displayed improved mobility and energy. His runs behind created difficulties and created space for Bruno Fernandes and Joao Felix.
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