Cristiano Ronaldo To Miss Portugals Friendly With Nigeria Due To Illness

<blockquote>Portugal manager Fernando Santos spoke in a press conference before Portugals last friendly ahead of the World Cup in Qatar and all eyes were on Cristiano Ronaldo.<br><br><b>Santos confirmed that Ronaldo will not play against Nigeria on Thursday due to gastroenteritis asPortugalprepare for their World Cup opener on 24 November against Ghana.</b><br><br>The five-time Ballon dOr winner is experiencing a difficult season and seems determined to leave Manchester United.<br><br>Ronaldo has scored three goals in 16 games for the Premier League club this season.With the Seleao, his last goals date back to July, when he scored a brace in the 4-0 Nations League win over Switzerland.<br><br><b>On Ronaldos interview with Piers Morgan</b><br><br>We only talk about Qatar here, Santos said before stressing that he respects Ronaldos decision to do the interview with Piers Morgan, an interview he described as personal.<br><br>He [Ronaldo] didnt have to speak or inform the Federation, what does this have to do with the national team' How does this affect the national team' What interests me is what he does here [with Portugal]. And here we only talk about Qatar. Its his decision and we respect it. We have to respect it. It doesnt affect us at all, explained Santos.</blockquote><br><a rel=ugc href="https://en.as.com/soccer/cristiano-ronaldo-set-to-miss-portugals-friendly-with-nigeria-before-world-cup-n/">SOURCE</a>
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