No minutes 18 years later and straight to the locker room. The unusual night of CR7

No minutes 18 years later and straight to the locker room. The unusual night of CR7

41-year-old Portuguese cracker was an unused substitute in the victory of Portugal in Norway (2-1), signing an unusual night that was no longer seen... 18 years ago. After the final whistle, Cristiano Ronaldo did not join his colleagues to thank the Portuguese supporters present at Ullevaal Stadion.

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28/09/2026
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Francisco Amaral Santos

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Cristiano Ronaldo signaled the victory on social networks, but maintained a serious stance during the meeting and ended up surprising to collect to the locker room the final whistle, not accompanying colleagues in the thanks to about 500 Portuguese fans present at the stadium.  

Jesus will talk to CR7

Questioned about the attitude of CR7, the national selector guaranteed not to notice and you promised to talk to the team captain. 

“I didn’t realize that. Only he can answer that. It's not because I didn't play that I didn't count on him. I need to talk to him. I know him very well. I don’t know what he thought,” said Jorge Jesus, in a press conference, after explaining the reasons that led him not to bet Ronaldo on this conflict with Norway. 

“ I was thinking of putting him in the game, maybe in the last half hour, but the game is dictating other things and I thought it wasn't the time to put him in the game. We still have two more games. He was in a position to be able to play, it was an option, because I thought that was not the time for him to enter”, said the national selector, also advancing that Cristiano Ronaldo may even be a holder in the next game, in front of Denmark. 

In addition, the Portuguese team travels this Monday to Malmo, Sweden, where they will be preparing the Thursday duel with Denmark, which will be in Copenhagen, on the third day of the A4 League of Nations Group. The first training is scheduled for 5:00, with an open question: Bruno Fernandes failed the game in Norway due to injury and may also be low for new Nordic duel. 

Cristiano Ronaldo and Haaland never meet on the lawn again

Cristiano Ronaldo and Haaland could face each other for the first time today, in Portugal's victory in their visit to Norway (2-1), in the League of Nations, but the Portuguese football player did not leave the bank, as had already happened in England.

Lusa 23:13 – 27/09/2026

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