Portugal coach Fernando Santos said “it isn’t possible” that what he saw as a clear goal scored by Cristiano Ronaldo in Saturday’s World Cup qualifier against Serbia could be ruled out.
With the scores level at 2-2 in Belgrade, Ronaldo thought he had won the game in the 93rd minute.
However, without VAR or goalline technology in use, officials decided that Serbia defender Stefan Mitrovic had cleared even though images appeared to show the ball had crossed the line.
A fuming Ronaldo was booked for his protests and at the final whistle stormed from the pitch, throwing his captain’s armband to the ground.