Portugal caput manager Jorge Jesus has said determination is nary rift with skipper Cristiano Ronaldo pursuing claims the five-time Ballon d'Or victor had refused to train.
The Al-Nassr guardant did not diagnostic successful Portugal's 2-1 triumph implicit Norway successful Olso connected Sunday and did not articulation his team-mates successful going implicit to the visiting fans astatine the last whistle.
Instead, the erstwhile Real Madrid and Manchester United subordinate headed to the changing rooms - prompting reports helium was unhappy with the manager.
Speaking to media earlier Portugal's Nations League lucifer against Denmark connected Thursday, Jesus said: "There was nary incidental whatsoever.
"Any subordinate - and I was a subordinate myself - erstwhile you walk 20 oregon 30 minutes warming up and past don't get on, no-one is blessed astir that."
Jesus said helium had told Ronaldo earlier the lucifer helium would not beryllium starting, but mightiness beryllium brought connected aboriginal successful the game.
"Afterwards, arsenic coach, I decided not to bring him on. It's thing to marque a fuss about," helium added.
Former Benfica manager Jesus besides dismissed suggestions Ronaldo had refused to bid connected Tuesday, saying the 41-year-old alternatively had to bash idiosyncratic exercises for "mobility" and "strengthening" but would bid arsenic mean connected Wednesday.
However, Ronaldo did not articulation his team-mates connected the transportation successful Denmark with Portuguese media sharing a video of him leaving Parken stadium alongside 2 members of the backroom staff.
They besides said Ronaldo's backstage pitchy was heading to Copenhagen.
Goncalo Ramos scored the victor against Norway and Jesus confirmed the AC Milan striker would again beryllium preferred to Ronaldo against Denmark.
"If everything goes according to plan, it volition beryllium Goncalo who plays," Jesus said.
"If I request [Ronaldo], he'll travel on. If I don't request him, helium won't."
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