The 41-year-old forward left the Portugal camp on Wednesday after coach Jorge Jesus had told reporters at the Matchday-1 press conference that Cristiano Ronaldo would not feature in the starting lineup against Denmark in the Nations League. The move comes amid reports of a rift between the Al-Nassr player and coach, something that Jesus denied. The 72-year-old coach conceded that his captain had been disappointed to remain on the bench in Portugal's win over Norway on Sunday, but he insisted that there had been "no incident whatsoever." Ronaldo didn't explain why he had taken the decision, but in an Instagram post he said that "in time" he would "tell the Portuguese people the truth about the reasons" behind his departure.
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