Con Cristiano Ronaldo, Al Nasser victory 3-1 a Abha this Tuesday for the quarterfinals of the King Cup of Saudi Arabia in a match that took place at the Mrsool Park stadium in the town of Riyadh. With goals from Al Najei, Al Khaibari and Maran, the team led by Rudi García got a ticket for the semifinals.
At Riyadh’s Mrsool Park, after a match in which it had no significance, the Al Nassr coach decided to take out Cristiano Ronaldo to give Talisco a chance. As expected, the also captain of the auriazul team did not like leaving the field at all.
As can be seen in the images, Ronaldo hurried to hand over the captain’s ribbon to one of his teammates and made a grim face as he went to the bench. At the same time, the Portuguese was complaining about not having been able to score in the win over Abha.
After qualifying for the King Cup semifinals, Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr is already thinking about his next challenge: Abha. Yes, the Riyadh team will face the same rival again this Saturday, March 18, at the same stadium at 12:30 p.m. via DIRECTV Sports and Claro.
It should be remembered that since his arrival in the Saudi League, Cristiano Ronaldo has already scored 8 times. Damak (3), Al Wehda (4) and Al Fateh have been the victims of it.
Cristiano’s bad face after being substituted
Review the incidents of the match Al Nassr vs. Abha
THE MATCH PREVIEW
The Al Nassr of the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo comes from losing the league leadership against Al Ittihad, who beat him 1-0 in what is considered the country’s soccer classic and was refereed by the Spanish referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz.
Brazilian striker Romarinho scored the winner in the 80th minute, capping an excellent counter-attack for his side, who now sit top of the table with 47 points. The team led by the Portuguese Nuno Espirito Santo leads Al Nassr by one after twenty days.
What time do Al Nassr vs. Abha with Cristiano Ronaldo?
Peru: 9:30 a.m.
Colombia: 9:30 a.m.
Ecuador: 9:30 a.m.
Argentina: 11:30 a.m.
Uruguay: 11:30 a.m.
Chile: 11:30 a.m.
Mexico: 8:30 a.m.
Spain: 3:30 p.m.
After this match, Al Nassr now focuses on Abha, a rival against whom they want to get a win to recover morale in the season. The sub-leaders will face the twelfth of the general table. It doesn’t seem like a risky duel, but they must quickly overcome this lost ‘final’ in the league.
On the Abha side, there are not many opportunities to beat Al-Nassr and even less if the strategist enters the starting lineup. This squad only has 23 points so far and is seven units above the red zone positions to be relegated. The cup tournament is not a priority, although a win over Riyadh would bring confidence to the group.
On which channels to watch Cristiano Ronaldo’s match?
Peru: DIRECTV Sports
Colombia: DIRECTV Sports
Ecuador: DIRECTV Sports
Argentina: DIRECTV Sports
Uruguay: DIRECTV Sports
Chile: DIRECTV Sports
Mexico: Claro Sports
The reality is that at the beginning of Cristiano Ronaldo’s arrival in the Saudi professional league, absolutely the entire sports industry turned to it. Even the bookmakers always had the odds for the games in this league ready, which no one seriously looked at weeks before.
However, in recent days, updates with the Arab league have become scarce again. For this reason (in addition to the fact that it is a cup duel), in this forecast we only have the data of what is paid with the victory of both clubs or with a draw.
What would be the alignments of Al Nassr vs. Abha?
Al Nassr: Nawaf Al-Aqidi; Abdullah Madu, Alvaro, Abdulelah Al-Amri, Ghislain Konan and Sultan Al Ghanam; Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem, Luis Gustavo, Abdulrahman Ghareeb, Mohammed Maran; y Cristiano Ronaldo.
Abha: Davis Epassy; Amine Attouchi, Abdullah Al Dossary, Fahad Al Jumayah and Mohammed Al Kunaydiri; Zakaria Al Sudani and Dries Saddiki; Saleh Al-Amri, Nawaf Al Saadi, Saad Bguir; y Felipe Caicedo.
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