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Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to miss Portugal’s friendly against Sweden as Roberto Martinez makes alterations to his team.
Roberto Martinez gave the five-time Ballon d’Or winner time to rest. Roberto Martinez has made changes to his lineup, which means Cristiano Ronaldo will miss Portugal’s friendly against Sweden.
Martinez included the five-time Ballon d’Or winner in his initial selection. However, he has rested him for his team’s upcoming encounter against Sweden.
Ronaldo joins Dalot, Cancelo, Pereira, Otavio, Ruven Neves, Vitinha, and João Felix in taking a rest for the friendly match.
For the Saudi Pro League’s international break, ESPN reports that the Al-Nassr forward came idle. This let the 39-year-old to relax in mean time.
The striker is presently enjoying a brief vacation with his family in Saudi Arabia. Ronaldo was given some much-needed recovery needed recovery after playing the full 90 minutes for Al-Nassr on Saturday night.
On March 26, Portugal will face Slovenia, and the Al-Nassr striker will be back in action. On March 30, he will play for Al-Nassr against Al-Tai in the Saudi Pro League, seeking to capture league leader Al-Hilal.
However, following Thursday’s match, they will practice with the national squad in preparation for Portugal’s friendly against Slovenia on March 26, the Football Federation of Portugal announced on Monday.
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The former Real Madrid star, who has 23 goals in the Saudi Pro League this season, scored the first goal in Al Nassr’s 1-0 league win over Al-Ahli on Friday.
On Monday, Portuguese players met at the national team’s headquarters in Lisbon. Ronaldo is now traveling in Saudi Arabia with his family. Ronaldo has scored 128 goals for Portugal in 205 matches since his debut in 2003, making him the most goalscoring international player in history.
