Portugal’s World Cup qualifier with Serbia on Saturday ended in controversy, as Ronaldo appeared to have a legitimate goal not given in injury time.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner thought he had scored an injury-time winner, but it was not given. Cristiano Ronaldo has insisted he wears the Portugal captain’s armband with pride, and that he threw it to the ground in anger because “an entire nation is being harmed.”
Ronaldo’s post on instagram
He reacted furiously at the final whistle, and stormed down the tunnel after tossing the armband away following a 2-2 draw.
The Juventus star could not believe his late effort was deemed not to have crossed the line by match officials.
A clearer view of Ronaldo’s goal that was cancelled
Ronaldo tore off his armband in anger and went straight to the dressing room after seeing his last-minute winner against Serbia ignored in Saturday’s World Cup qualifier. The Juventus ace thought that he had salvaged victory for the visitors after they had squandered a two-goal lead. But his strike was wrongly deemed to have not crossed the line, leaving a relieved Serbia to celebrate a 2-2 draw while Portugal raged at the match officials.
