“Do you miss Ronaldo in Portugal?” A decisive response from Jesus

- The Portuguese national team, under the leadership of Jorge Jesus, was defeated by the Danish national team, 4-1, at the Awal Stadium, on Saturday, in the European Nations League. This is the first defeat for Portugal since Cristiano Ronaldo retired from international football.

Ronaldo ended his international career, which spanned nearly 23 years, during which he achieved several individual and group achievements, a short period of time after his dispute with Jesus and his departure from the team camp. Before retiring from international football, Cristiano said that Jorge Jesus "broke his promises" about relying on him in the national team squad.

In a press conference, Jesus was asked if he missed Ronaldo, and he replied, “How can we miss him when he is no longer in the national team? I miss him as a comrade, but he is no longer playing. He is gone, and he decided his future himself.”

Regarding the loss to the Danish national team, the 72-year-old coach said: “We were not as strong as a collective team. I thought we were capable of providing a better performance. We lost, and some individual errors occurred, but they were more collective errors than individual errors. We were confident after those four victories. We must praise Denmark, which was better than us in possessing the ball.” On the sidelines of the match, the Portuguese national team players honored Cristiano Ronaldo by wearing a uniform shirt bearing the number “7” upon entering the green rectangle, while the Portuguese fans raised a banner in honor of the player and applauded and cheered for him.