Cristiano Ronaldo 'has NOT trained' with Portugal's other last-16 substitutes today

The Portugal camp admitted they were 'surprised' not to see him with the subs It is understood that Ronaldo instead went to the gym to train with the starters The 37-year-old dropped to the bench in Portugal's 6-1 win against Switzerland Cristiano Ronaldo has not joined the substitutes in training, according to Marca Cristiano Ronaldo did not train with Portugal's substitutes on Wednesday and instead insisted on joining the starters for a gym session, according to reports in Spain. Cristiano Ronaldo did not train with Portugal's substitutes on Wednesday according to reports The striker snubbed the substitutes' training session and instead joined the starters in the gym Santos admitted last week that he was furious at Ronaldo for acting out after getting substituted during Portugal's group stage victory against South Korea. Ronaldo was pictured on Portugal's Instagram account working out with resistance bands Meanwhile, Rafael Leao and Ruben Neves were pictured doing ball work in football boots Joao Mario, who was an unused substitute, undergoes a shooting drill at Portugal training Unused substitute Antonio Silva uses the lat pulldown machine while working out at training Ronaldo, 37, was dropped to the bench during Portugal's 6-1 victory against Switzerland Goncalo Ramos replaced Ronaldo and netted a stunning hat-trick on his first World Cup start It is understood the Portugal camp were 'surprised' not to see Ronaldo among the substitutes on the field, admitting that he did not feel any discomfort and was in perfect condition to train. Ronaldo dramatically left Manchester United last month in the wake of his explosive bombshell interview with Piers Morgan, which heavily criticised the club's organisation, facilities and manager Erik ten Hag.