Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal miss out on spot in Nations League finals after calls to drop Manchester United star for World Cup as Alvaro Morata’s late winner seals win for Spain
Portugal suffered late heartbreak towards rivals Spain after Alvaro Morata’s late winner noticed them miss out on a spot within the Nations League finals. The inaugural champions of UEFA’s competitors dominated the match however Morata’s 88th minute end despatched La Roja into the ultimate 4. Getty Cristiano Ronaldo was denied Portugal’s greatest probability of the match Getty Portugal solely wanted to keep away from defeat in Braga Portugal had been heavy favourites to progress from League A Group 2 having solely wanted a attract Braga following Spain’s stunning 2-1 loss at residence to Switzerland on Saturday. And regardless of not boasting a lot of the possession, Fernando Santos’ facet had a lot the higher possibilities in entrance of a raucous residence crowd. Cristiano Ronaldo holds the document for many worldwide targets with 117 however his irritating begin to the season continued right here. The 37-year-old had Portugal’s finest probability to open the scoring with the 2 sides deadlocked shortly after the second-half restart. Ronaldo discovered himself one-on-one after being slipped in by Diogo Jota however he did not beat the onrushing Unai Simon with a low effort. The Manchester United star remains to be with…