Cristiano Ronaldo’s girlfriend, Georgina Rodriguez, lamented Portugal coach Fernando Santos once more for benching her companion in thier quarter-final match in opposition to Morocco.
“Today your friend and coach made the wrong decision,” she wrote in her Instagram story.
“That pal for whom you may have so many phrases of admiration and respect.
“The identical one who, when placing you on the sphere, noticed how every part modified, but it surely was too late.
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“You can’t underestimate one of the best participant on the planet, its strongest weapon. Much much less ought to one rise up for individuals who don’t deserve it.
“Life gives us lessons. Today we don’t lose, we learn. We admire you.”
Ronaldo’s sister, Katia Aveiro, additionally posted the picture with the caption: “This is what breaks my coronary heart.
“In the top it’s about ours… About mine… And concerning the pleasure I’ve in him and the story he wrote.
“With glory, a lot glory, we’re collectively my brother, till demise.
Ronaldo’s different sister, Elma, wrote: “Waiting for the record of these responsible for this defeat… The sensible commentators from Portugal (oops they’re gone), they should be fearful about shedding their jobs, it’s laborious to say.
“Sad… but you won’t carry that guilt. Sad for the team, now to lift your head high and move on… God knows all things.”
Cristiano Ronaldo was in tears after Portugal’s loss in opposition to Morocco.
It was doubtless the final World Cup match for the 37-year-old Ronaldo, and doubtless his final probability to win soccer’s largest prize.
When it mattered most, he couldn’t conjure up the form of soccer magic that has made him one of many biggest gamers the game has ever seen.
Ronaldo was dropped from the beginning lineup for the second straight match on Saturday. The five-time participant of the yr got here on as an alternative within the second half together with his staff already trailing, however his one actual probability was saved simply by the opposing goalkeeper.
Ronaldo, the all-time main scorer in males’s worldwide soccer with 118 targets, didn’t say something about his future after the match, going straight to the staff bus from the locker room.