Spain 1-1 Portugal: Fernando Santos defends his decision not to start Cristiano Ronaldo for Nations League opener
Portugal boss Fernando Santos has defended his decision to drop Cristiano Ronaldo from his starting XI against Spain for their Nations League opener on Thursday night. Ronaldo, who is the country's record goalscorer with 115 goals, came on as a 62nd minute substitute but failed to score in the 1-1 draw. A late strike from Braga winger Ricardo Horta rescued a point for the visitors.