Cristiano Ronaldo misses Portugal training amid reports of rift with coach Jesus
Veteran left on bench by Jorge Jesus for win in Norway
TL;DR
- Cristiano Ronaldo's continued absence from Portugal training has led to speculation about a rift with head coach Jorge Jesus.
- Ronaldo was left on the bench for Portugal's 2-1 win against Norway and has not trained with the team since, only doing gym work.
- Portuguese media reported that federation president Pedro Proença met with Ronaldo and Jesus.
- Head coach Jorge Jesus stated he did not want to overuse Ronaldo during the international break and planned to give him minutes against Norway, but circumstances prevented it.
- Ronaldo posted a photo on Instagram wearing the Portugal tracksuit on Tuesday.
- Portugal leads Group A4 of the Nations League with six points from two matches.