Left on the bench at kick-off, the 37-year-old five-time Golden Ball himself hailed "
the luxury performance of a team full of talent and youth
", in which he no longer plays the leading role. .
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But, the day after the hat-trick signed by his replacement Gonçalo Ramos, the observation of the sports daily Record is clear: "
Beginning of an era: after Cristiano
".
Its competitor A Bola summarizes: “
The star of the team was the (big) team
” while the reference newspaper Publico underlines in One that “
Portugal surrenders to the youth.
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“DEMOLISHER” IN BOLA
According to Ô Jogo, Porto's sports daily, "
the selection assumes its candidacy for the title (of world champion, editor's note) with a collective performance from another world
".
"SO YES !
The selection assumes its candidacy for the title “O JOGO
Commentators also note the winning bet of coach Fernando Santos, who had reframed Ronaldo for having displayed his dissatisfaction at being replaced around the hour mark during the last group match against South Korea.
The Portuguese coach claimed that the non-establishment had been "
a strategic choice
", and not a sanction against his captain, but the press still saw it as "
a punch on the table
" from the 68-year-old coach.
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