THE BALL – A question about Ronaldo that confused Fernando Santos (Portugal)
At the press conference previewing the match against South Korea, Fernando Santos was asked by a Korean journalist about the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo… in a game held in 2019.
He was then the captain of the National Team at the service of Juventus. It was pre-season and Cristiano Ronaldo did not perform, to the dismay of the 65,000 spectators who attended the World Cup Stadium, in Seoul, on July 26, 2019.
CR7 may not play again this Friday against South Korea and soon Fernando Santos was asked about the matter.
«It was not with the Portuguese national team that Ronaldo went to South Korea. This happened with Juventus, so I don’t know how to answer it “, he shot, after saying that he had not understood the question. “What I can say is that I have enormous respect for Korea, its national team and its people, just as Cristiano Ronaldo has”, he concluded.
At the time, it should be noted, the local authorities even opened an investigation into the possible fraud of the company TheFasta, organizer of the match between Juventus and a selection with the best players of the K League, the South Korean championship, since it would be contracted that Ronaldo would play at least 45 minutes.