The "champions of the Nations League" faces Croatia ... and doubts about Ronaldo's participation
Portugal won the title of the first edition of the European Nations League 2019. ■ AFP
Portugal will start the campaign to defend its title in the European Championship today, against Croatia, the runner-up of the world champion, amid doubts about the participation of star Cristiano Ronaldo, due to a bump on his toe.
And Ronaldo is in Porto, with the team, but he suffers from a swelling in his toe. He did not exercise with his colleagues on Wednesday and Thursday, but only did "exercises in the gym," according to the Portuguese Football Association.
The federation, which closed its training headquarters to the press due to the health protocol, in light of the outbreak of the new Corona virus, did not mention whether the Italian Juventus star would be ready to confront Croatia, and then Sweden next Tuesday.
"The captain of the national team suffers from a bump on his right foot, and is treating him with antibiotics," he said in a statement.
He also announced the withdrawal of the French Lille player, Renato Sanchez, from the national team for medical reasons, without going into details, and his absence from the two matches.
Ronaldo, 35, has not played a match since the "Old Lady" left the price of the European Champions League final against Lyon last month.
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