Ronaldo missed the general training session of the Portugal national team before the match with Denmark

Cristiano Ronaldo refused to participate in the general training of the Portuguese national team before the Nations League match against the Danish team.

The Portuguese Football Federation said Ronaldo held a special training session at the hotel gym due to a lack of necessary equipment at the stadium.

In the match of the second round of the group stage of the Nations League, the Portuguese team beat the Norwegian team with a score of 2:1, and Ronaldo spent the entire match on the bench.

MOSCOW, September 29 - RIA Novosti. Five-time Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo refused to participate in the general training of the Portuguese national football team before the Nations League match against Denmark, Record reports.

According to the source, on Tuesday the 41-year-old striker entered the field half an hour before the start of training in Malmo (Sweden) and stood at the bench, but then went to the locker room and eventually returned to the hotel room where the national team lives.

The Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) said the country's captain held a special training session in the hotel gym because the stadium did not have the necessary equipment.

On Sunday in Oslo, the Portuguese national team beat Norway 2:1 in the second round of the group stage of the Nations League. Ronaldo was not included in the Portuguese starting line-up and spent the entire match on the bench. According to the head coach of the Portuguese national team, Jorge Jesus, Ronaldo did not experience any physical discomfort before the game.