After captain Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off against the Republic of Ireland, Portugal manager Roberto Martinez responded. In Thursday’s World Cup qualifying match in Dublin, Ireland defeated Portugal 2-0, and Ronaldo was sent off. After a struggle, the 40-year-old attacker fired an elbow at Ireland defender Dara O’Shea. P VAR ordered referee Glenn Nyberg to reconsider Ronaldo’s initial yellow card. Ronaldo will not play in Portugal’s final qualification match against Armenia on Sunday because his yellow was upgraded to a red.Speaking about the incident, Martinez made an effort to defend Ronaldo, claiming that the Al-Nassr star had attempted to “push” O’Shea away because the defenders were trying to grab him. “A player like Cristiano finds it challenging to be in the penalty area,” Martinez stated in his post-game interview. He was constantly in contact with the defenders, who were attempting to capture him. He attempted to push them away, but there was no violence. He was not fortunate. The angle of the pictures, in my opinion, makes it worse than it actually was. It’s amazing that he received his first red card for the national team.
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