Fabien Le Flush, Media365 Posted on Sun May 28, 2023 at 2:33pm.
Arriving this winter in Saudi Arabia, Cristiano Ronaldo failed to bring his team Al-Nassr to the Saudi championship title, despite a good individual performance.
Cristiano Ronaldo will have to wait before winning a title in Saudi Arabia. The Portuguese striker, who joined the club from victory after the 2022 World Cup and the termination of his contract with Manchester United, failed to lead his team to the title. Saturday, Al-Nassr receives a tie on Al-Ettifaq (1-1)On the occasion of the twenty-ninth and penultimate day of the Saudi Professional League.
14 goals in 16 matches
However, former Olympique de Marseille midfielder Luis Gustavo managed to equalize in the second half (56) before securing the double (79), but this second goal was denied by the video assistant referee due to a game off Cristiano Ronaldo. Draw that He finally buries the hopes of the Portuguese and his colleagues in the titleWhich is behind Al-Ittihad Club by five points and has only one match. Al-Ittihad is crowned champion for the ninth time in its history.
But Cristiano Ronaldo’s individual record has been good since his arrival this winter in Saudi Arabia at Al-Nassr, who have finished first in the standings at this time of the season by orders of Rudi Garcia. The Portugal international has scored 14 goals in 16 matches But he could not help his new team beat Al-Ittihad or even Al-Hilal, who are looking to include Lionel Messi next season.