Cristiano Ronaldo’s Girlfriend Georgina Rodríguez ‘Attacks’ Portugal Coach For Benching Him

Cristiano Ronaldo’s girlfriend and mother of his two kids, Georgina Rodríguez has made a scathing attack on Portugal coach Fernando Santos for his decision to start the superstar from the bench against Switzerland.

Many football fans were surprised when they found out that Ronaldo did not make the starting 11 in Portugal’s teams vs Switzerland in the knockout game.

Coach Santos picked Ramos ahead of the five-time Ballon d’Or winner, and the coach did not regret his decision because the Benfica forward proved himself.

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The 28-year-old Spanish model was not satisfied with Santos starting her lover from the bench and labeled the decision as a shameful one according to her post on Instagram.

See Georgina Rodríguez post below:

“Congratulations Portugal. While the 11 players sang the anthem, all eyes were on you. What a shame not to have been able to enjoy the best player in the world for 90 minutes.”

Portugal manager reveals reason why Cristiano Ronaldo was dropped for World Cup clash

Portugal manager Fernando Santos says Cristiano Ronaldo was not dropped for the World Cup round of 16 win over Switzerland because of his conduct in a previous match.

Ronaldo began Tuesday night in Qatar on the bench and only came on for the final 17 minutes as Portugal thrashed their opponents 6-1 to advance to the quarter-finals.

It was believed that Santos decided to drop his star player and captain after he sulked after being subbed off in the defeat to South Korea in their last group game.

The decision was surprising to say the least, but perhaps equally shocking was the striker replacing Ronaldo, with 21-year-old Goncalo Ramos selected ahead of the likes of Andre Silva and Rafael Leao.

It was Ramos’ very first start for his country, but the risk paid off after the Benfica star netted a stunning hattrick.

Post-match, Santos was asked why exactly he benched Ronaldo and the manager firmly denied that it was over the South Korea incident.

‘Cristiano and Ramos are different players. There is no problem with the captain of the national team,’ he said.

‘It was strategic. Players are different. I also started [Diogo] Dalot, Raphael [Guerreiro], however [Joao] Cancelo is a fabulous player.

‘That’s what I thought for the game against Switzerland, in another game it might be different.

‘There is no problem between Fernando Santos and the captain of the national team. We’ve been friends for many years and things don’t affect us.