Is an era ending? Ronaldo spent an entire Portugal match on the bench for the first time since Euro 2008

Cristiano Ronaldo, a forward for Saudi club Al-Nassr, spent an entire match of the Portuguese national team on the substitutes' bench for the first time in 18 years.

This is reported by a correspondent for Lenta.ru.

It happened in the away UEFA Nations League game against Norway. This refers only to official matches and those games for which the forward was included in the squad. The last time Ronaldo did not take the field was at Euro 2008 in the Portuguese team's match against the Swiss (0:2).

The match between Portugal and Norway took place on Sunday, September 27. The Portuguese national team won with a score of 2:1.