Haven’t been fully fit over the last three weeks, confesses Cristiano Ronaldo

After being substituted by manager Maurizio Sarri, the 34-year-old reportedly left the Juventus stadium before the match against AC Milan was even over. It’s a rare sight for Ronaldo and clearly the Portugal superstar reacted as such with the Juventus manager later admitting that his superstar had a niggling injury concern. That was later denied by Portugal’s head coach Fernando Santos with him even admitting that Ronaldo had no injury concerns.

But in an interview, the former Real Madrid and Manchester United superstar went on to admit that he has not been fully fit and has been playing football despite not being at 100%. The Portuguese forward also added that he has never had serious injuries, only minor issues but that has never stopped him from sacrificing himself for his club and country.

"In the last three weeks, I have been playing despite not being fully fit. I don't like to be substituted, but I have been playing despite not being fully fit and I tried to help Juventus. I understand the substitutions, as I wasn't 100 percent. In these two games with Portugal I wasn't at 100 per cent either,” Ronaldo told Marca.

"In my career, I never had serious injuries, as I usually do between 50 and 60 games, but I am having some discomfort that prevent me from being at 100 percent. Someone should have said something, especially the coach or myself, but you know I don't usually talk to the press a lot. But I am very proud to sacrifice myself for the national team or for my club," added the superstar.