Ronaldo misses Portugal's training before facing South Korea

Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo did not participate in the group training of his country's national team today, two days before the upcoming match against South Korea on Friday in the Qatar 2022 World Cup, contenting himself with "specific work to recover," according to a source close to the local federation of the game.

Two days after the victory over Uruguay (2-row) and Portugal qualified for the second round of the football tournament, the 37-year-old "CR7" did not participate in the exercises, and instead Goncalo Ramos replaced him among the 11 potential players for the match.

And in the event that Ronaldo is not available against South Korea, he may be replaced in the starting line-up by Andre Silva (Leipzig, Germany) or Rafael Liao (Milan, Italy).

Despite his setbacks with his former club Manchester United, who ended his contract with him after an interview in which the Portuguese star, the five-time Ballon d'Or winner, launched a scathing attack on the "Red Devils", Ronaldo started the World Cup well, scoring a penalty kick against Ghana in the first match (3-2). ).

Ronaldo also became the first player in history to score at least one goal in five different finals.

The absence of the "Don" from training on Wednesday comes amid speculation about the club that will be his new destination, as the Spanish newspaper "Marca" reported that he had received an offer from the Saudi club Al-Nasr.

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