LISBON.- The Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo He is among the players pre-summoned by Portugal for the next matches of the League of Nationsopening the way for his return to the national team after his confrontation with the coach Jorge Jesusconfirmed to AFP the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF).
The information, published in local media and confirmed by a FPF spokesperson, comes ahead of the announcement of the list of players who will face Denmark on November 14 in Pantyin the north of Portugal, and that three days later he will travel to Welsh to end the group stage of the European Nations League.
The Portuguese coach should announce the final list on November 6, the federation spokesperson said.
The institution announced last week that Ronaldo had been penalized with a 30-day suspension for having abandoned the national team call on September 30. The sanction was retroactive and began on the day he abandoned the call-up, so it does not prevent the player from returning to the November matches.
In a long statement published on October 7, the 41-year-old apologized to fans and his teammates for his attitude, although he confirmed the breakup of his relationship with coach Jorge Jesus.
The player of Al Nassr Saudi accused the coach of not having kept his word after leaving him on the bench during Portugal’s victory against Norway (2-1) and not having respected a script of statements to be made during a press conference, which would have put an end to the conflict.
It was after that appearance before the press that Ronaldo abandoned the Portugal squad in Copenhagenwhere his teammates beat Denmark 4-2 the next day.
overwhelming rhythm
Current defending champions, the Portuguese team has won its first four Nations League games, the last three without Ronaldo, and the team has already qualified for the quarterfinals to be played in March 2027.
Cristiano Ronaldo, who will then be 42 years old, has recently declared that this season would “probably” be the last of his career.
