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7th December 2022
01:44pm GMT

Aveiro did congratulate Portugal on the win at the full-time whistle but then continued her assessment of Santos in an aggressive fashion.
"Yes Ronaldo is not eternal, yes Ronaldo won’t play forever, unfortunately he doesn’t score goals now, he’s old, Portugal doesn’t need Ronaldo," she added.
"We talked about what we heard, all that he did isn’t important, all that he did was forgotten. Now they ask for forgiveness and they don’t need him. I will register that and later we’ll talk.
"Rui Santos, what will he apologise for? Now we we can f*** who we want. It is a shame to humiliate a man who has given so much, but later I will see a lot more."
The 37-year-old's absence from the starting XI was the main talking point in the build up to the game, with many believing he and Santos had fallen out, but Portugal's manager explained his decision was a tactical one.
"This is something that is finished and solved. It is also important to look at the example of this player’s history, he is one of the best players in the world."
Portugal will face Morocco in the quarter-finals.
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