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The 33-year-old has not played any team games since his exit from the World Cup final. Russia on the hand UruguayIn a gesture attributed to allow him time to adapt to his new club Juventus Italian, who joined the ranks this summer of real Madrid Spanish for around 100 million euros.
But the best player in the world five times, he said in an interview published by the newspaper "Ricord" The Portuguese today think his return to the team is imminent, pointing out that this will be for 2019 "Available to the coach of the national team".
After a start in which he suffered from my infertility, he found Ronaldo His pace with Juventus, currently top scorer in Serie A with 14 goals.
In the absence Ronaldo, The Portuguese team reached the semifinals of the European League, competition of the continental competition of the match this season, where it will face its Swiss counterpart, while winning the second semifinal between L & # 39; England And the Netherlands.
Portugal will host the semifinals, the final and the match for third place between 5 and 9 June.
Santos had refused early December declarations, confirming if Ronaldo Will come back to the team in the coming period.
The coach said: "Portugal There will be a big competition. It's a pride for the Portuguese, for the union, for the players, "referring to the four matches of the final round.
Santos did not directly discuss the possibility of Ronaldo's return, but he linked the dates of the competition and the last matches of the club competitions.
He explained: "These final matches will be decided by the players and are very close to the final of the Champions League and the Europa League, which will affect the League of Nations and could affect our preparations".
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The 33-year-old has not played in any match since leaving the Russia Football World Cup on Sunday, allowing him to adapt to his new club, Juventus, which has joined Real Madrid this summer for around 100 Million Euros.
But the best player in the world five times, said in an interview published in the Portuguese newspaper "The Portuguese", that his return to the team could be imminent, pointing out that in 2019, "at the disposal of the national team coach ".
After a stutter, Ronaldo has regained his pace with Juventus and now leads the top scorer in Serie A with 14 goals.
In the absence of Ronaldo, the Portuguese reached the semi-finals of the Nations of Europe Cup, competition of the continental competition of the season, where he will face his Swiss counterpart, while qualifying for the semi-finals between England and the Netherlands.
Portugal will host the semifinals, the final and the match for third place between 5 and 9 June.
Santos had refused early December to confirm whether Ronaldo would return to the team in the next few years.
"Portugal will organize a big competition, a pride for the Portuguese, for the federation, for the players," said the coach referring to the four matches of the final round.
Santos did not directly discuss the possibility of Ronaldo's return, but he linked the dates of the competition and the last matches of the club competitions.
"These final matches will be decided by the players and they are very close to the final of the Champions League and Europa League matches, which will affect the league and could affect our preparations."
