Updated On: 30 March, 2021 08:14 AM IST | Belgrade | Agencies
Portugal coach Santos slams referee for ruling out Ronaldo’s late winner in 2-2 draw against Serbia; says such mistakes are unacceptable at top-level football

Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo during their World Cup qualifier against Serbia in Belgrade on Saturday. Pic/Getty Images; (Right) A screen grab clearly shows the ball crossing the goalline
Portugal coach Fernando Santos said that it’s impossible that what he saw as a clear goal scored by Cristiano Ronaldo in Saturday’s World Cup qualifier against Serbia was ruled out.
With the scores level at 2-2 in Belgrade, Ronaldo thought he had tapped in the winner in the 93rd minute. However, without VAR or goalline technology in use, officials decided that Serbia defender Stefan Mitrovic had cleared the ball off the line when, in fact, images showed that the ball had crossed the line.