Ronaldo's girlfriend and sister again attacked the Portuguese coach

"Today, your friend and the coach made the wrong decision," Georgina wrote on Instagram, accompanied by a photo of Ronaldo. "The person you have a lot of admiration and respect for. You can't stick with someone who doesn't deserve it. Life teaches us lessons. Today we don't lose, we get lessons." .

According to British newspaper Sportmail, Georgina targeted coach Santos, when he confirmed that he had no friction with Ronaldo and that the two still "remain very close", despite the decision to push the 37-year-old striker to the bench.

Ronaldo's sister, Elma Aveiro, urged the Portuguese players to hold their heads high after the defeat. "Sad for the team. But now is the time for us to hold our heads high and move on," she wrote on Instagram. Aveiro also used the hashtag #SantosOut, implying that it was time for coach Santos to leave the Portugal team.

Yesterday, coach Santos continued to let Goncalo Ramos continue to lead the attack, while Ronaldo was the reserve. The 37-year-old striker came on at the start of the second half, when Portugal were down 0-1. Ronaldo only touched the ball 10 times, shot exactly once in the 90th minute - a one-touch shot in the near corner lacked force and could not make it difficult for goalkeeper Bono. Ronaldo's remaining mark was a wall phase for Felix to cut the left foot from the edge of the 16m50 area to the far corner, but Bono also flew to save Morocco.

After the match, coach Santos confirmed that he did not regret the decision to leave Ronaldo as a substitute. "I use the squad that played very well against Switzerland and there is no reason to change," he added. "The strategic decision I have to make is one of the hardest, but I can't think with my heart, I have to think with my head. It's not that Ronaldo is no longer a great player, that's not true. unrelated".

Yesterday's Morocco match was Ronaldo's second consecutive substitute at the 2022 World Cup. When he was on the bench in the 6-1 victory over Switzerland in the 1/8 round on December 6, both Rodriguez and Aveiro attacked the coach. Santos. The decision of the 68-year-old coach made Ronaldo finish 31 consecutive matches to start for Portugal in a major tournament, since Euro 2008.

Tensions between Ronaldo and Santos began at the end of Group H of the World Cup 2022, when Portugal met South Korea on the evening of December 2. After being substituted in the 65th minute, Ronaldo said in Portuguese: "Don't send me out so soon". In the post-match press conference, the 37-year-old striker explained that the quote was for a Korean player who asked him to quickly leave the field.

In a press conference on December 5, coach Santos said he did not like Ronaldo's reaction, but insisted the matter would be resolved internally. A day later, Ronaldo had to be substituted in the match against Switzerland.