Juan Carlos Osorio (MEX) restrained by players and officials during the match Mexico vs New Zealand.
But Portugal then lost Guerreiro to injury, with coach Fernando Santos conceding the Borussia Dortmund player had been taken to hospital with a suspected broken leg.
Stanislav Cherchesov is expecting "a kind of final" as Russian Federation and Mexico go head-to-head for a place in the last four of the Confederations Cup.
After the goal, Portugal kept dominating possession, denying Russian Federation the ball which saw the hosts struggling to get near the opponent's goal area.
Second-half goals from Raul Jimenez and Oribe Peralta secured an all-important 2-1 win for Mexico over New Zealand.
Ronaldo himself has yet to comment on the latest developments and his actions at the Confederations Cup suggest he does not plan to open up on his plans for the future any time soon.
"I thought it was freaky really, it was like we had elbowed the player the way it was going on", he said.
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"I apologize, my words were wrong", Osorio said through a translator.
"There is no place for disrespect in football and I am sorry".
Cristiano Ronaldo headed an early victor as Portugal beat hosts Russia 1-0 in the Confederations Cup on Wednesday to go top of Group A and spoil Russian goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev's 100th cap.
Mexico equalised in the 54th minute when the Mexican frontline combined to set up a great play to find Raul Jiminez who fired home to bring the match back on to level terms before Peralta then hit the victor in the 72nd minute from a Javier Aquino pass to ensure that Mexico lead group A in the tournament ahead of Portugal.
"It's less than 72 hours to recover, it's not easy", said the coach, who steered his team to the Euro 2016 title over seven games in a 27-day period in France.
"It's many, many millions who every time Cristiano plays are very interested in watching him play", Santos said. The Mexicans were pushed all the way by an energetic and valiant New Zealand, who took the lead on the brink of half-time with a goal from Chris Wood.
New Zealand is already eliminated after losing both games, though unsettled Mexico in a 2-1 defeat. They must beat the North Americans to stand a chance of qualifying. - Portugal have also kept a clean sheet in nine of their last 13 games in all competitions, with only Switzerland, Latvia, Sweden and Mexico managing to find the net against them.
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