Ronaldo draws blank on Portugal return in Euro qualifier
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo reacts during the Euro 2020 Group B qualifier against Ukraine at Estadio da Luz, Lisbon March 22, 2019. — Reuters pic
Ronaldo was handed the captain's armband by Portugal coach Fernando Santos for his comeback nine months since he last played for his country, in the 2018 World Cup, but the Juventus attacker couldn't help his side find a way past Andriy Shevchenko's stubborn outfit. “We didn't play as we wanted to. We started slowly, not pressing the way we wanted,” said Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva.William Carvalho had a fine header ruled out for offside in the 16th minute and Ronaldo, Pepe and Andre Silva all went close to opening the scoring, but Ukraine stopper Andriy Pyatov was on fine form to deny them.
In the end the away side could have snatched the three points through Junior Moraes, only for the debutant to fluff a golden chance to grab a shock win.
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