Cristiano Ronaldo has not been substituted off the bench in a competitive national team match for 18 years
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“Há 18 anos que Cristiano Ronaldo não saía do banco num jogo competitivo da seleção”
Machine translation: It has been 18 years since Cristiano Ronaldo left the bench in a competitive national team match
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