Cristiano Ronaldo was asked to wear a face mask during Portugal's 4-1 UEFA Nations League victory over Croatia on Saturday night. The Portugal captain, who has 99 goals by his name, missed the game due to a toe infection. He watched the match from the stands.
2016 Euro Cup champions Portugal are also the winners of the inaugural Nations League in 2019. In the match against the World Cup runners-up Croatia, Portugal ran on to win the match easily.
A ground staff asking Ronaldo to wear mask. But in an eccentric moment, television pictures showed Juventus star Ronaldo had a bizarre time as he was told to wear the face mask while he was sitting alongside Portugal's substitutes at the Estadio Do Dragao.
Portugal played superb football on their return to action after a 10-month hiatus and hit the bar three times before Joao Cancelo fired them ahead four minutes before half-time in the League A Group Three match.
Diogo Jota and Joao Felix both scored their first international goals in the second half before Bruno Petkovic pulled one back and Andre Silva then added a fourth.
Portugal defeated Croatia 4-1 Croatia were missing their key player Luka Modric and Ivan Rakitic after their federation decided to give them rest before the start of the European club season.
It was the first time Ronaldo had missed a Portugal game since November 2018.
