Cristiano Ronaldo was robbed of the winning goal and exploded in anger

A controversial ending in Belgrade. On the second date of the qualifying rounds, Serbia and Portugal equaled 2-2 this Saturday, but the Portuguese could have won the away win, as Cristiano Ronaldo scored the third at 49 minutes of the second half, although neither the referee nor the linesman saw that the ball completely passed the goal line.

In the previous one, it was one of the most attractive duels of the day, since it was the leaders of group A, although of course, the favorite was the visitor, full of figures. Portugal started the game with the right foot, since at 11 they were already winning with a goal from Diogo Jota. As if that were not enough, the Liverpool striker reappeared before the end of the first stage and scored the second goal to go to halftime with more tranquility.

However, in the complement, those led by Fernando Santos came out distracted and Aleksandar Mitrovic scored the 1-2 with a head. With that goal, the Fulham striker reached 39 wins with his national team and is already the top scorer for Serbia. With the emotional rush of the discount, Serbia went for more and reached the tie through Filip Kostic, who before the departure of goalkeeper Lopes, defined softly from above to score the 2-2.

The Portuguese went in search of victory, led by Bruno Fernandes and Bernardo Silva, who tried to connect with Cristiano and Joao Felix, although they could not gravitate in the last meters. Already at the end, the controversy of the match occurred: Great change of front by Nuno Mendez behind the backs of the defenders so that Ronaldo arrives in front of the goal, and before the goalkeeper's exit, he defined first.

The ball went slowly towards the goal and captain Mitrovic reached to take it out left-handed, although the ball completely passed the line. However, the linesman did not validate the goal and neither did the referee, despite the claim of all the Portuguese players. Cristiano, enraged, went to claim for the goal on the line, and due to the heated discussion, he ended up being booked. The play was resumed with a free kick in favor of Serbia, but Ronaldo cared little, since he ignored the game, took off the captain's tape and went directly to the locker room.

"Being captain of the Portugal team is one of the greatest prides and privileges of my life. I always give and will give everything for my country, that will never change. But there are difficult moments to deal with, especially when we feel that an entire nation is harmed . Raise your head and face the next challenge. Force, Portugal ", was what Ronaldo published on his Instagram account