The Portuguese, who now plays for Saudi side Al-Nassr, had claimed he was owed around 19.5 million euros ($20.81 million) of outstanding wages by his former club relating to a paycut agreed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The decision was incorrect,” Castro said, speaking to reporters after the match.
The 39-year-old scored back-to-back hattricks in three days.
Al Nassr striker Cristiano Ronaldo has once again silenced his critics after grabbing a hat-trick. The 39-year-old scored three second half goals against Al Tai to bring up 33 goals in all competitions this season for the Saudi outfit.
Portugal slipped to a surprise 2-0 defeat to Slovenia in a Euro 2024 friendly in Ljubljana on Tuesday, their first defeat since the arrival of Spanish coach Roberto Martinez who had previously won eleven games in a row.
Rafael Leao, Matheus Nunes and Bruno Fernandes all struck for the rampant hosts in the first half.
Cristiano Ronaldo is set to miss Portugal's friendly clash against Sweden as Roberto Martinez made changes to his squad. Martinez had included the five-time Ballon d'Or winner in his preliminary 32-man squad but has now left him out of his team's next game against Sweden.
Cristiano Ronaldo, who had just recently become the first footballer to achieve 800 career wins, was included in the Portugal squad for the upcoming friendly matches against Sweden and Slovenia.
The 39-year-old Portuguese was the only Al Nassr player to score in the shootout as his Saudi side went out 3-1 on penalties, the tie having ended 4-4 on aggregate.
Former England goalkeeper Shilton is acknowledged as the record holder for the most competitive men's professional games, though the total is disputed. Some statistics websites say the tally is 1,390 but Shilton himself, on his X feed, gives it as 1,387.
Nassr ended the group stage unbeaten, with four victories and two draws.
Ronaldo leapt to his feet and approached the referee, wagging his finger, shaking his head and telling him there had been no foul.
Cristiano Ronaldo has still got it.
Inter Miami says it has not agreed to compete in Saudi Arabia next February, refuting the claims by a promoter announced earlier Tuesday that the MLS team would face two Saudi clubs.
Inter Miami was named the guest international side and will join Al-Hilal and Al Nassr in next February's Riyadh Season Cup.
A video of Cristiano Ronaldo and Bollywood star Salman Khan has been making the rounds on social media, seemingly implying that the footballer disregarded the actor during a boxing match in Riyadh
Former Liverpool striker Sadio Mane and Anderson Talisca also scored for the Saudi side late Tuesday as they made it three wins from three in the group stages of the premier Asian club competition.
Ronaldo netted his 126th and 127th Portugal goals, further extending his record as the top all-time men's international goalscorer.
Portugal coach Roberto Martinez hailed superstar Cristiano Ronaldo following his match-winning performance against Slovakia in the Euro 2024 qualifiers on Friday, mentioning the 38-year-old as a 'reference point for young players'.