The sports analysis column "Estepilha" from Funchal Notícias offers a satirical commentary on the Portuguese national football team's recent phase.
According to the "new narrative" presented, since Jorge Jesus's arrival and Cristiano Ronaldo's absence, Portugal has become an "unbeatable game-winning machine," playing "inevitability" rather than football.
The analysis points out that without Ronaldo, the team discovered the issue was the player occupying space, with new players being compared to him. The team won four consecutive matches in the Nations League, leading the press to declare a "Jesus Miracle" and establish a new doctrine: "Before Jesus, we had Ronaldo; now we have reason."
The column clarifies that it uses metaphorical and ironic language for criticism, and is not a factual news report about the National Team.
