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'He's a football genius' – Santos hails Ronaldo after stunning Nations League hat-trick

Portugal head coach Fernando Santos labelled Cristiano Ronaldo a "football genius" after the star's hat-trick against Switzerland on Wednesday.

Ronaldo's hat-trick led the Nations League Finals hosts into the decider courtesy of a 3-1 win in Porto.

It took the 34-year-old's tally to 88 international goals and marked his 53rd career hat-trick, with two of his strikes coming in the final two minutes.

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Santos was predictably full of praise for Ronaldo, who sent Portugal into a final against either England or Netherlands.

"In terms of adjectives to describe Ronaldo's game – I've used many.