At the press conference for the match against South Korea, a Korean journalist asked Fernando Santos about the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo… in the game that took place in 2019.
At that time he was the captain of the national team in the service of Juventus. It was pre-season and Cristiano Ronaldo was not playing, which caused alarm to the 65,000 spectators who came to the World Cup stadium in Seoul on July 26, 2019.
CR7 may not play again this Friday against South Korea, and Fernando Santos was asked about it soon after.
“Ronaldo did not go to South Korea with Portugal. It happened to Juventus, so I don’t know how to answer it,” he fired, saying that he did not understand the question. “What I can say is that I have the utmost respect for Korea, its national team and its people, just like Cristiano Ronaldo,” he concluded.
At one time, it should be noted, local authorities even opened an investigation into possible fraud by TheFasta, the organizer of the match between Juventus and the selection of the best players in the K-League, the South Korean Championship, since it will be signed a contract according to which Ronaldo will play at least 45 minutes.
