Cristiano Ronaldo this Sunday left the Portuguese national team, which is preparing a game against Luxembourg in the Euro 2024 qualification, in which he will not be able to participate due to punishment, and returns to the club, the Portuguese Football Federation confirmed.
The national captain scored five goals in five matches in qualifying for the next European Championship but will miss the match in the Algarve due to punishment, having received a yellow card in the 1-0 win over Slovakia. Bratislava.
Ronaldo also visited the Algarve with the team, carried out recovery work in the group led by Spaniard Roberto Martinez and had lunch with the team this Sunday before returning to the Saudis in Al Nasr.
The forward will no longer be in training this Sunday at the Algarve Stadium at 17:30, the first 15 players will be open to the press. Earlier, at 16:45, at the same place, coach Roberto Martinez and a player, whose name has not yet been named, will announce the match with Luxembourg at a press conference.
After five rounds, Portugal leads Group J with 15 points, five more than Slovakia and Luxembourg, who share second place, and nine points more than Bosnia and Herzegovina, who are in fourth. Iceland is fifth with three, while Liechtenstein remains last with zero.
The Portugal-Luxembourg match will take place on Monday at 19:45 at the Algarve Stadium. He will be judged by Englishman John Brooks.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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