Fernando Santos insists he had no hassle in leaving Cristiano Ronaldo at the bench as Portugal performed out an "interesting end result" of their Nations League opener with Spain.
Alvaro Morata fired Spain right into a 25th-minute lead together with his 26th strike in all competitions for his us of a, becoming the joint-seventh highest scorer in La Roja's history alongside Emilio Butragueno.
Ronaldo changed into delivered after the hour mark but it was fellow substitute Ricardo Horta who made the distinction.
Horta popped up at the back post with eight minutes last to coolly convert Joao Cancelo's low, whipped cross from the right flank, snatching a 1-1 draw for Portugal in Seville.
Santos, talking after the sport, changed into quick to shield his choice to call Ronaldo among the substitutes, at the same time as he hailed the performance of his side on the street.
