Euro 2024: Why I included Ronaldo in the Portugal squad – Martinez
According to Martinez, the 39-year-old deserves to be at the tournament. He also insisted that all players were selected on merit. Ronaldo scored 44 goals in all competitions last season, having finished second top scorer in all of Euro 2024 qualifiers. “Cristiano is in the national team on merit. Nobody joins the national team just because of their name. Cristiano scored 50 goals in 51 games – in line with his club in his league – and scored [10] goals in our qualifying rounds,” Martinez said.
