On Saturday, the Italian national team will host the Portuguese national team at the "San Siro" stadium, but the opponents will once again be without their most famous player.
The team leader Cristiano Ronaldo continues to rest and train with the Turin "Juventus" team, and his future with the national team remains unclear.
Prior to the Nations League match, Italian coach Roberto Mancini said:
"Cristiano is one of the best players in the world. Without a doubt, with him and without Ronaldo - these are two different teams.
Of course, the Portuguese team has other exceptional footballers in the attacking line, and I hope for an impressive match even without C.Ronaldo.
We would like to compete against him - then the encounter would be even more beautiful. It's a pity that it won't happen in Milan."
