Portugal boss Santos, who guided the nation to their first-ever international tournament triumph when they won Euro 2016, made the announcement when speaking with Sport TV.
“Yes, CR7 will certainly be in the squad that I will name on May 23,” he said. “His absence during the group stage, which has already been explained, was totally legitimate and understandable.”
Portugal will face Switzerland on June 5 in the semi-finals and victory will see them through to a second final in three years and take on either England or Netherlands, who will contest the other semi-final.
Ronaldo, 34, did not feature in the Nations League group games against Italy and Poland but did make a return to international football when he featured against Ukraine and Serbia in Euro 2020 qualifiers.
The Juventus forward has scored 85 goals in 156 appearances for his country.
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