Pele Hibur Cristiano Ronaldo: Thank You For Making Us Restless

Portugal national team player, Cristiano Ronaldo. (Photo: Instagram/@cristiano)

JAKARTA - Football legend Pele tried to entertain the disappointed Cristiano Ronaldo over Portugal's failure at the 2022 World Cup.

Previously, Ronaldo expressed his heart through uploads on Instagram. He admitted that he was very disappointed that his biggest dream had to be dashed after Portugal was defeated by Morocco.

Pele also commented on the upload. The Brazilian legend appreciated Ronaldo's performance on the field in helping the team.

Despite failing to bring his team to the semifinals, Pele's efforts were considered successful because he had presented an entertaining game.

"Thank you for making us smile, friend," Pele wrote in the comments column in a post shared Sunday, December 11.

Quoted from ESPN, Pele is currently in hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil in an effort to cure respiratory infections. Despite undergoing treatment since last November, Pele has still taken the time to follow the development of the 2022 World Cup.

Although not watching live, Pele was able to monitor Brazil's developments from television. Unfortunately, Pele's hopes of watching Tim Samba lift the trophy were dashed because his champion was eliminated by Croatia in the quarter-finals.

Meanwhile, Ronaldo's disappointment is also not much different from Pele's hopes. Portugal was also the team that was eliminated in the quarter-finals after losing 0-1 to Morocco on Saturday, December 10.

After those defeats, Ronaldo expressed disappointment on his official Instagram page. This defeat was bitter for Ronaldo who hoped to present the last trophy, considering that he was no longer young.

"Unfortunately, yesterday the dream ended. There is no point in being exaggerated. I just want everyone to know that much has been said, many have been written, many have been planned, but my dedication to Portugal has not changed in an instant," Ronaldo wrote in a section. a caption of his upload.

"I've always been one of the people who will fight again for the purpose of everyone and I will never leave my teammates and my country," he explained.