Reporting on the match between Portugal and Denmark, the Spanish newspaper AS wrote that Portugal said a bitter farewell to their legend on Cristiano Ronaldo's memorial day. This media described the atmosphere of the ceremony as cold and soulless and saw Portugal's performance as almost a form of disrespect to Ronaldo.
This was stated in a media report.
The commemoration ceremony for Portugal's missing star was held by the cold and soulless players and spectators, and after that, Portugal's heavy defeat against Denmark made this team confirm its leadership.
This ceremony was by no means one of the most exciting commemorations in history. Neither the relatively low importance of the competition, nor the stadium located between the mountains of Braga, nor the absence of the main character of the ceremony even from the docks, none of them provided the conditions for an enthusiastic ceremony.
Portugal humiliated Denmark on Ronaldo's memorial day; It was a ridiculous performance and it could almost be considered disrespectful.
Although the Portuguese players entered the field wearing Ronaldo's number 7 shirts.
Read here a story from the sidelines of Portugal's first game without Ronaldo.