The Seleccao coach defended the captain after he was criticised for accusing Iceland of having a "small mentality" in the aftermath of the 1-1 draw between the two sides
Portugal boss Fernando Santos defended Cristiano Ronaldo following his controversial comments in the aftermath of the 1-1 Euro 2016 draw with Iceland and questioned the conduct of Lars Lagerback and his side.
Ronaldo accused the competition debutants of showing a "small mentality" on account of their tactics and celebrations at the final whistle after Birkir Bjarnason cancelled out Nani's first-half opener in Saint-Etienne.
Lagerback and his players did not miss out on the opportunity for fun at the expense of the disgruntled Real Madrid superstar, with the coach saying: "I guess he's just irritated because he didn't win against Iceland, who are only 330,000 [people].