Portugal won 4-2 in Copenhague, and did so without Cristiano Ronaldo.
The previous day had been a storm. Ronaldo was angry about not getting any minutes in the Nations League, argued with Jorge Jesus, met with the federation president, and left the training camp. With all that going on, the team took to the pitch against Denmark and responded on the field.
Vitinha, scorer of the third goal, was the first to speak up for the coach: “The coach’s work is starting to bear fruit, and it’s already showing”. He said that the more time they spend with Jesus, the more they absorb his ideas and the more dynamic they become. And he told RTP that it was the team’s best performance so far. Gonçalo Ramos, who took CR7’s place, scored a goal and provided an assist. Nuno Mendes was more measured: any decision about Cristiano, he said, is outside the players’ remit…
