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Cristiano Ronaldo was again excluded from the Portuguese team on Thursday, this time for the upcoming matches against Poland and Scotland.
The Portugal coach, Fernando Santos, has not called Ronaldo, the country's captain for the World Cup, who has been the subject of a new investigation into an alleged rape committed in a hotel room in Las Vegas in 2009.
According to Record, Ronaldo recently spoke to Santos and the president of the Portuguese federation, Fernando Gomes. The three leaders decided that it was best that the Juventus striker not be included in the team from here until November. allegations.
However, Ronaldo told Santos and Gomes that his absence did not mean that his commitment to the national team had faltered.
"In the future, nothing will prevent Ronaldo from contributing to the team," Santos said at a press conference.
Portugal will travel to Chorzow to face Poland on Oct. 11 in the UEFA Nations League before facing off against Scotland three days later in a friendly match in Glasgow.
Ronaldo, who has scored three goals and scored four more in seven Serie A matches for Juve, has been out of the national team since the World Cup defeat of the World Cup of Portugal against l & # 39; Uruguay.
He was rested in the 1-1 draw against Croatia and the 1-0 win against Italy in the League of Nations last month, which would give him time to adapt to Serie A after his transfer of 100 million euros from Real Madrid this summer.
Ronaldo missed Juventus' Champions League win against the Young Boys on Tuesday after being suspended for a match.
The 25 men from Portugal:
Goalkeepers: Beto (Goztepe), Claudio Ramos (Tondela), Rui Patricio (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
defenders Cedric Soares (Southampton), Joao Cancelo (Juventus), Kevin Rodrigues (Real Sociedad), Luis Neto (Zenith St. Petersburg), Mario Rui (Napoli), Pedro Mendes (Montpellier), Pepe (Besiktas), Ruben Dias (Benfica)
Midfielders: Bruno Fernandes (Sporting Lisbon), Danilo Pereira (Porto), Gedson Fernandes (Benfica), Pizzi (Benfica), Renato Sanches (Bayern Munich), Ruben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Sergio Oliveira (Porto), William Carvalho (Real Betis)
Before: Andre Silva (Sevilla), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City), Bruma (RB Leipzig), Eder (Lokomotiv Moscow), Goncalo Guedes (Valencia), Helder Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
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