Cristiano Ronaldo made his first move after his junior Joao Cancelo in the Portuguese national team underestimated his importance.

Recently, Portuguese defender Joao Cancelo stunned fans when he announced that Cristiano Ronaldo was past his prime and was no longer important to the national team.

“Cristiano Ronaldo is an important player and spent 15 years competing for the Golden Ball with Lionel Messi, but the peak of a football player’s career is between the ages of 25 and 32. Currently we are not completely depends on him”, the Barcelona defender said in a recent press conference.

There are many people who disagree with Cancelo’s above opinion. Because even though he is 39 years old, Ronaldo is still the number 1 goalscorer in the Portuguese national team in 2023, he scored 10 goals in the Euro 2024 Qualifiers to help his national team get a ticket to attend the tournament. Europe’s largest football association.

Despite the controversial statement of his junior on the team, Ronaldo did not seem to care at all. In the latest move, CR7 comfortably shared moments of gathering with his small family while he was enjoying a short vacation in Saudi Arabia.

Cristiano Ronaldo will return to the Portuguese team in the next few days. The 39-year-old has the opportunity to continue extending his international performance record in the upcoming confrontation against Slovenia, which will be Portugal’s last match in this March friendly.

If not injured, Ronaldo will definitely be the leader of Seleccao at Euro 2024 in the summer. Portugal is among the favorites to win in Berlin.

Ronaldo and his teammates’ chances of reaching the top of Europe are wide open, with Portugal currently boasting what can be described as a golden generation, demonstrating their quality across the Old Continent. . They will certainly aim to win the Euro this summer for the second time and the first time since 2016.