Scorer against Al Feiha (0-1) Wednesday in the Asian Champions League, Cristiano Ronaldo also stood out with an astonishing celebration. The Al-Nassr striker put his hand behind his ear to ask the supporters for more noise. An ironic gesture given the low attendance at this meeting.
Cristiano Ronaldo continues to panic the counters. This Wednesday, the Al-Nassr striker played his 1,000th career match! But that’s not all. The Portuguese, who scored against Al Feiha in the Asian Champions League, scored his first goal of 2024. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner has scored in each of his calendar years as a professional player since 2002. It was well worth a special celebration. For the occasion, Cristiano Ronaldo has indeed changed his habits. But it is not certain that his superiors appreciated this.
That’s how you break the deadlock 🔥
A slick combination by Al Nassr culminated with a Ronaldo finish to open the scoring 👏#ACL | #FYHvNSR pic.twitter.com/dbgXuAHwNb
— #ACL (@TheAFCCL) February 14, 2024
The 39-year-old center forward put his hand behind his ear while addressing the supporters, as if to ask them for more noise. The gesture may seem ironic given the low attendance. In a stadium with a capacity of 44,500 seats, only 3,111 spectators were present to applaud Cristiano Ronaldo’s squad on Wednesday. A recurring problem for Saudi Arabia which, despite the enormous investments of its sovereign fund to recruit stars in recent months, is unable to attract people to the stadiums.
Funny ambassador…
This season, the average attendance in the Saudi Pro League is just 8,266 spectators. Would the former Real Madrid player have made fun of the lack of popularity of his sport in Saudi Arabia? This would be clumsy given that CR7 is an ambassador of the Saudi championship. It is no coincidence that Cristiano Ronaldo praises the level of the Saudi Pro League at the slightest opportunity. The Portuguese international even placed it above Ligue 1. It seems that this competitiveness is not enough to attract the crowds.
2024-02-15 22:40:41
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