Portugal coach Fernando Santos is on the receiving end of criticism from Cristiano Ronaldo’s sister, Elma Aveiro as he was benched on Tuesday.
While the Portuguese ran riot over Switzerland in their Round of 16 tie with a convincing 6-1 win, the former Manchester United star came on in the second half, but her sister was unhappy.
Taking to social media, Elma said she doesn’t understand why Santos didn’t introduce her brother in the clash from the onset.
Aveiro argued that the experienced coach humiliated the captain and her brother, but many fans praised Ronaldo’s replacement Goncalo Ramos who scored the first hat-trick of the tournament.
The 21-year-old, who had only played 31 minutes of international football before Santos made his brave call, rewarded his coach’s faith and became the youngest player to score a hat-trick in the knockout stages of the World Cup since Pele.
Ronaldo, meanwhile, only came on as a substitute when Portugal was already leading 5-1, with his sister confused as to why he was benched.
“I don’t know why and I don’t understand it, but I’m sure we’ll have the answers from God later, he doesn’t fail, let’s see,” Aveiro wrote on Instagram.
However, later when she seemingly realised that her brother was dropped because of injury, Ronaldo’s sister went on a rant to defend her brother and hit out at the coach.
“Yes Ronaldo is not eternal, yes Ronaldo won’t play forever, unfortunately, he doesn’t score goals now, he’s old, Portugal doesn’t need Ronaldo [clapping emojis],” she wrote, per talkSPORT.
“We talked about what we heard, all that he did isn’t important, all that he did was forgotten.
“Now they ask for forgiveness and they don’t need him. I will register that and later we’ll talk.
“Rui Santos, what will he apologise for? Now we can f*** who we want.
“It is a shame to humiliate a man who has given so much, but later I will see a lot more.”
In the wake of the social media drama, the former European champions will now face Morocco in their first quarter-final since 2006.
Main Image: Cristiano Ronaldo/Twitter
The post Cristiano Ronaldo’s ‘angry’ sister attacks Portugal coach Santos appeared first on Entertainment SA - South African Entertainment News, Celebrity and Lifestyle Online Magazine & Entertainment.
إرسال تعليق