CR7 felt betrayed by Jorge Jesus after broken promise | OneFootball

The atmosphere in the Portuguese national team took a major hit this week.

According to Spanish journalist Edu Aguirre, from the program El Chiringuito, Cristiano Ronaldo felt betrayed by coach Jorge Jesus after a broken promise, which led to the star leaving the Portuguese national team camp.

The disagreement began in the match against Norway, when the No. 7 was sent to warm up for about 30 minutes in the second half but was not brought on by the coach.

According to Aguirre, a personal friend of the forward, a meeting was held on Tuesday night (29) to ease the situation, with Ronaldo, Jesus, and Pedro Proença, president of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF), in attendance.

At the meeting, the coach reportedly apologized for not having handled the situation well and promised that he would publicly admit his mistake during the press conference before the match against Denmark.

However, Jorge Jesus’ attitude in front of reporters was very different from what had been agreed.

The coach changed his tone, avoided apologizing, and adopted an authoritative stance, emphasizing that he is the one in charge of the team and that he would not change his convictions.

For Cristiano Ronaldo, the change in narrative was seen as a betrayal. The player felt that the coach used the spotlight to reaffirm his power and diminish him in front of the group and the press.

Angered by the breach of trust, the star decided to leave the Portuguese national team camp.

Jorge Jesus still tried to contain the crisis, going to the airport to try to convince the forward to remain with the squad, but he was ignored. Regarding the episode, Cristiano Ronaldo limited himself to saying that "in due time, he will tell the truth."

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