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‘Ronaldo more important to Portugal’
- Updated: June 6, 2016
Cristiano Ronaldo is more important for Portugal than Real Madrid, says national team coach Fernando Santos and is counting on him to use his impressive season as a springboard for a strong Euro 2016 campaign.
Ronaldo joined his national team in training on Sunday, eight days after scoring the winning penalty against Atletico Madrid for Real to lift the Champions League trophy.
His presence is a boost for Portugal, who lost 1-0 to England in a friendly last week and take on Estonia on Wednesday in Lisbon in their final warm-up game.
Santos had wanted to give Ronaldo and Real defender Pepe a chance to a catch their breath before they joined the team.
“They needed to rest,” Santos told …
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