First sentence for Cristiano Ronaldo
The Portugal`s captain was sent off in the game against Ireland, which was his first red card with the national team.
Now that we were saying that at 40 years old, Cristiano Ronaldo has calmed down and is more team-oriented, more cooperative, he has turned things upside down. With a completely unsympathetic action against the stopper Dara O'Shea (he hit him with an elbow) in the away game against Ireland, Cristiano Ronaldo was shown a straight red card by referee Glen Nyberg in the 61st minute of the Ireland - Portugal match (2-0) and reacted with ironic applause.
The Portuguese, clearly irritated by the situation and the overall intensity of the game, initially saw the yellow card from referee Glen Nyberg. However, VAR called on the Swedish referee to review the incident on the monitor. After a brief review, Nyberg reversed his initial decision and upgraded the penalty to a straight red card, judging that the Portuguese's hit was excessive and out of phase.
Thus, the Portuguese national team will face Armenia in its last match for the World Cup qualifiers without its captain.
Since 2018 and the first with the Portuguese national team
It was the first time since... distant 2018, when he was sent off in Juventus' match against Valencia for the UEFA Champions League.
As he left the pitch, where the crowd was heavily booing him, Cristiano responded to the crowd with an ironic round of applause, and also had a... brief chat with the Irish's Icelandic coach, Hemir Hallgrimsson.
This was CR7's first red card in a Portugal match after 226 appearances, but the 13th overall in his career. Throughout the match, Ronaldo was the target of boos from the stands. This was Ronaldo's first red card in his career with the Portugal national team, after 226 matches.
Manos Staramopoulos
Journalist and Analyst of International Football and Affairs
Chief Editor English Zone of Discoveryfootball.com
Athens (Greece)
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