"Tomorrow we have a very important game with Russia", Santos said with a pained expression when asked about Ronaldo.
The Real Madrid forward - yes, still Real Madrid, despite all of the noise to the contrary over the past week - scored one and could have netted at least a couple more for the European champions in Moscow's Spartak Stadium.
"We're very happy, it's the first time Portugal have won in Russian Federation".
"Our efforts on the pitch will come to nothing if, because of this (behaviour), we lose the match, the game is suspended or you are expelled from the stadium".
Their 2-0 loss to hosts Russian Federation in Saturday's opening Group A match means Oceania champions New Zealand have now gone a record ten games without a win at the Confederations Cup having left the 1999, 2003 and 2009 editions empty-handed.
Mexico asserted its superiority in the second half against New Zealand to avoid a Confederations Cup embarrassment on Wednesday, coming from behind to win a fiery Group A encounter 2-1 that ended in a brawl.
Osorio said: "We played the European champions on equal terms, we generated chances but couldn't finish them".
Ahead of the match being played in Sochi on Wednesday night (Thursday morning NZ time), Stuff puts the microscope on the team known as El Tri.
Ronaldo header gives Portugal 1-0 win over hosts Russia
When Ronaldo's volley thumped the crossbar, Nani pounced on the rebound, but the video ref spotted that four players were offside. With time running out, Southampton rightback Cedric pounced on a loose ball and slammed home Portugal's second goal.
However, the hosts did not score, but earned two yellow cards in addition to the one from the first half, and 0-1 remained flashing on the scoreboard in favor of Portugal as the final whistle signaled the end of the game.
Easily the All Whites most familiar opponent in their group, Mexico are also the opposition New Zealand are most familiar with outside of the Oceania confederation in recent times.
Portugal has many good players along with Ronaldo.
They badly need a good result against the Mexicans with Euro 2016 winners Portugal to follow in Saint Petersburg on Saturday in their final group match. "We need to be positive, we need to be fearless". They scored in the last few minutes and now we think of the next game. "We must be ready for them". "And they can be unsafe if you give them time and space on the ball, so we're going to try to stop them from having that".
"New Zealand will be a different team compared to Portugal, but they are a hard team to beat", Osorio said at a press conference.
"If we had been more clinical in front of goal we'd have a point". But Mexico responded with Hernandez testing Portugal keeper Rui Patricio, before putting his side level.
"I think the first game helped because numerous Mexican fans actually stopped some of them who actually chanted and that's a good thing because now consciousness is more of a powerful weapon on this matter specifically".
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