Portugal can win 'without Ronaldo' - press

Portugal's press on Thursday hailed the national side's last-gasp 3-2 victory against Denmark to kick-start their Euro 2012 campaign, but reflected on star player Cristiano Ronaldo's failure to shine."Portugal won 'without' Ronaldo, who missed two unbelievable chances," said the sports daily A Bola, while its competitor Record headlined its front page "Thanks Varela", referring to substitute Silvestre Varela, who scored the winner.The Diario de Noticias added: "Portuguese character shown without Ronaldo: an 87th minute goal gave Portugal a precious victory during a match where Pepe and Nani played leading roles and made up for Ronaldo's misses."The Correio da Manha also said that Wednesday's match "renewed hope" of the team making the knock-out stages, after Portugal lost to Germany 1-0 in the opening match.

Source: AFP