Arturo Vidal has offered his backing to Cristiano Ronaldo, stepping into the discussion only days after the Portugal captain left the national-team camp during the Nations League.
Quick facts
- Arturo Vidal publicly defended Cristiano Ronaldo.
- The Chile midfielder spoke days after Ronaldo’s departure from Portugal’s Nations League camp.
- Ronaldo is widely known as “El Bicho” in Spanish-speaking football circles.
Vidal’s intervention came as attention remained on Ronaldo’s exit from the Portugal concentration in the middle of the international window.
The Chilean midfielder sided with the Portuguese forward, offering support without further details being given about the circumstances surrounding Ronaldo’s departure.
