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Cristiano Ronaldo's commitment to international football at the age of 39 is a role model for his teammates, Portugal coach Roberto Martinez said after the superstar's arrival in Scotland caused excitement among fans.

Instead of training at Hampden Park, where Portugal face Scotland in the Nations League on Tuesday, the visitors used St Mirren's stadium in Paisley for their pre-match preparations.

This led to hundreds of people flocking to the SMiSA Stadium to catch a glimpse of Ronaldo.

“When you arrive at a stadium, at a place like this, I think you get to know the iconic figure and the career of a unique player,” Martinez said at his pre-match press conference.

“There is no other player who has won more than 200 caps at international level, he has scored as many goals and won as many trophies.”

“For me it is very easy to manage a player who can help the team win tomorrow. The rest is something for all of us to enjoy because it is a unique case and I think we can all learn from being close to it.”

Ronaldo was often criticized for failing to score as Portugal were eliminated from Euro 2024 in the quarter-finals against France.

However, Martinez continues to rely on the Al Nassr striker, who scored his 133rd international goal in Saturday's 3-1 Nations League win over Poland in Warsaw.

The former Real Madrid and Manchester United star was in the starting line-up and Martinez assured his fans he would be there against Scotland.

“I have no doubt that Cristiano can be involved in the second game after 60 minutes (on Saturday). I don’t know if he can start or finish the game, but he can definitely be involved,” Martinez added.

Portugal have won all three games in Nations League Group A1 and with three more points in Glasgow they are close to qualifying for the quarter-finals in March.