Juventus star player, Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed why he was substituted by Maurizio Sarri during the club’s last two games.
Ronaldo was substituted against AC Milan and Lokomotiv Moscow because he was nursing an injury.
Speaking to press after scoring a goal in Portugal’s 2-0 against Luxembourg in a EURO 2020 qualifier, Ronaldo said:
“In the last three weeks I have been playing with limitations.
“Everyone knows that I don’t like to be substituted, but there was no problem in my gestures after the change. I tried to help Juventus by playing injured.
“Nobody likes to be replaced, but I understood it because I wasn’t in such good shape.”
Ronaldo added: “I sacrificed myself for the team. We could have missed out [on Euro 2020]. Thankfully, I haven’t been injured much in my career but it can happen.
“It’s a pain that prevents me from being 100%, but I always try to play. They created a big controversy where it didn’t need to exist. I’ll be back to 100% soon.”
