Al-Nassr played again at home, this time against the third-from-bottom place in the league, and the aspirations to win the title are receding
With four games to go, league leaders Al-Ittihad now hold a five-point lead over Ronaldo’s side after beating Abha 4-0
Cristiano Ronaldo moves away from the league title after ‘playing’ at the KSU Stadium against Al-Khaleej (1-1), the third from last place in the Saudi First Division. He Al Nassrdespite still being alive in the title fight, is now five points behind leaders Al-Ittihad, with only four games to play.
The early goal of Fabio Martins for the visitors was matched by alvaro gonzalezex of villarreal and Olympic Marseille, in the 17th minute of play. From that moment on, the Al Nassraware of what losing points could mean in this crucial section of the course, he tried in every possible way, but the game was over with few clear chances for both teams.
For his part, he Al Ittihad he did not fail in his appointment with him Abha (4-0) and puts more land in between in the fight for the league title. Taking into account the remaining calendar, the Saudi leader has a difficult duel against Al-Hilal, fourth ranked. Even so, the three games that will remain to be played will be against modest teams, which makes it even easier to win the trophy.
The end of the match and Ronaldo’s reaction
At the end of the duel against the Al-Khaleej, Cristiano Ronaldo He was heading straight for the locker room when he saw himself surrounded by rival players, who wanted his shirt and take pictures. In addition to this ‘tide’ of footballers, members of the visiting team’s staff also came to speak with him, which the Portuguese star did not like, who got rid of one of the team’s assistants Al-Khaleej while trying to take a ‘selfie’ hugging him.
💥 After the null match between Al Nassr and Al Khaleej, on Monday in Arabie saoudite (1-1), Cristiano Ronaldo is montré très agacé and repoussé a member of the opposing staff came and demanded a selfie at the final sifflet cup. pic.twitter.com/U3jbYa9i41
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In the images captured by RMC Sports, and published yesterday Monday at 10:14 p.m., you can see the staff member who wants to take the photo and Ronaldo’s subsequent reaction.