{"id":26912,"date":"2026-03-20T19:38:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T19:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/20\/portugal-loses-cristiano-ronaldo-at-azteca-stadium\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T19:38:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T19:38:29","slug":"portugal-loses-cristiano-ronaldo-at-azteca-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/20\/portugal-loses-cristiano-ronaldo-at-azteca-stadium\/","title":{"rendered":"Portugal loses Cristiano Ronaldo at Azteca Stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ue-c-article--first-letter-highlighted\">Cristiano Ronaldo will not attend the reopening ceremony of the Estadio Azteca for Mexico vs. Portugal on March 28th. The Portuguese captain will not be traveling to Mexico City due to injury. He is expected to recover for about two weeks and will miss this game.<span class=\"xai-icon\"\/><\/p>\n<p>His absence from the event, where his appearance had attracted media attention, lowered expectations for the event. Still, Portugal maintains a squad full of in-form players, including Vicinha, the undisputed leader of the Portuguese side.<span class=\"xai-icon\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__summary\">\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--video  video-dailymotion\"><figcaption class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption\" itemprop=\"description\">\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-description\">Brazilian player praises Cristiano Ronaldo&#8217;s style after injury<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--image ue-c-article--media-icon-m-from-tablet\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__media-img-container ue-l-article--expand-edge-right-until-tablet ue-l-article--expand-edge-left-until-tablet\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ue-c-article__image\" src=\"https:\/\/objetos-xlk.estaticos-marca.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20\/69bd47d19701f.jpeg\" alt=\"Portugal loses Cristiano Ronaldo at Azteca Stadium\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>One of them is Gonaro Guedes. The Real Sociedad attacker has returned to the national team after a long period away from the team. His performances this season, with his continuity and offensive weight in the Basque team, sealed his return. Manager Roberto Martinez has identified him as a viable replacement in the attacking line, and if he maintains this level, he won&#8217;t rule out a presence at the World Cup.<span class=\"xai-icon\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The block of players with links to La Liga also includes Joao Cancelo, Sam Costa and Renato Veiga, both of whom are on the manager&#8217;s list. Portugal continues to rely on its broad base and strong competitiveness, and has several profiles that can play different roles within the system.<span class=\"xai-icon\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/world-cup\/2026\/03\/20\/69bd4cede2704ef83b8b4579.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cristiano Ronaldo will not attend the reopening ceremony of the Estadio Azteca for Mexico vs. Portugal on March 28th. The Portuguese captain will not be traveling to Mexico City due to injury. He is expected to recover for about two weeks and will miss this game. 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