The world surprise generated the coach’s decision to Portugal, Fernando Santosleave on the substitutes’ bench Cristiano Ronaldo for the definition first Swiss for the round of 16 Qatar World Cup.
As expected, CR7 captured all the attention before and during the first half of the match, photographed by dozens of photojournalists and followed by television cameras.
ALL RONALDO EARRINGS
Moments after the starters came on, Portugal’s substitutes entered the field and all the spotlights turned on Ronaldo, who remained very serious and waited for the match to start.
Most striking was that, as the headlines hugged to sing the anthem, virtually all the cameras were still looking at Ronaldo.
HE CELEBRATED TOGETHER WITH HIS COLLEAGUES
Ronaldo, like the rest of the substitutes, went to one of the corners of the pitch to celebrate Goncalo Ramos the first goal for Portugal.
Then he sat back on the bench waiting for coach Santos to decide whether to take the field against Switzerland.
