I Never Doubted Ronaldo Vs Lithuania – Fernando Santos

Cristiano Ronaldo’s fitness was never a doubt for me, according to Portugal coach, Fernando Santos.

The Juventus forward netted a hat-trick in Thursday’s 6-0 win vs Lithuania.

Despite his average form for Juventus in recent games, Santos never questioned Ronaldo’s abilities.

His words, “He’s fine. I had no doubt about that, as I said before the match. Other people did, but I didn’t have any doubts.”

“The players stuck to the plan,”

“We played very well in the first half, with lots of variety to our game and plenty of control.

“At the break we could have had more goals. But after scoring the fourth we could afford to rest ready for the next game.

“We’ll try to beat Luxembourg in the same manner, but we have less than 72 hours to recover so we’ll see.”

Teammate Brun Fernandes also said, “What we have is a very motivated Cristiano, who always gives his best,” Fernandes said. “He scored three times, which is normal for him.”