Cristiano Ronaldo’s sister Alma Aveiro took to Instagram to slam critics of the 37-year-old Portuguese talisman after he was left on the bench in Tuesday’s Round of 16 conflict in opposition to Switzerland.
“Go to Portugal, you stay on the bench and you rest, letting others play is also a part, and tired for what?, we won and well, now it’s time to think about the next. I only ask the pathetic 1% hypocrites not to say rubbish with their mouths and not to spit on the plate you ate from,” she mentioned within the publish.
“Support Portugal whoever plays. Portugal is a team, it’s not just Ronaldo… Respect the team, the manager and especially Ronaldo. Ronaldo will live forever, never forgotten for what he did and will do. Proud of you my brother, whatever you are and what you represent to the world, keep being that,” she added in help of her brother.
Earlier on Wednesday, Ronaldo’s girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez additionally made a scathing assault on Portugal’s supervisor Fernando Santos in her Instagram publish. “Congratulations Portugal. While the 11 gamers sang the nationwide anthem, all eyes have been on you. What a disgrace that I couldn’t take pleasure in one of the best participant on the earth for 90 minutes.
“The followers cannot cease asking for you and shouting your identify. May God and your pricey pal Fernando maintain fingers and allow us to tremble another night time.
Ultimately, within the 72nd minute, Ronaldo was despatched off and the group erupted. Pepe wraps the captain’s armband round Ronaldo’s bicep earlier than Ronaldo runs onto the sector.
Meanwhile, Santos has insisted that his relationship with Cristiano Ronaldo continues to be intact, having left the 37-year-old out of the beginning line-up for the round-of-16 conflict in opposition to Switzerland.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
