Al Nassr coach, Luís Castro, announced in the preview of the match against Al Duhail of Qatar, in the Asian Champions League, that Cristiano Ronaldo is not available and explained the reason: “He is absent due to fatigue. “A few days ago he played a game that went to extra time (of the Cup) and 48 hours ago an important championship match,”
The coach was very upset with the journalists for their insistence on this question. “Cristiano is not fit to play, the media must respect me. I am not saying that I have decided that he should not play, the player did not show himself in shape.”
“Cristiano is not fit to play, the media must respect me”
Luis Castro
The Portuguese striker was in fine form last weekend when he scored a goal and provided an assist in the league clash against Al Khaleej. Now it’s time to change the chip and think about another competition. The team of Cristiano, Mané and Laporte will face Al-Duhail today in the fourth matchday of the Asian Champions. Of course, he will do it without the former Real Madrid player.
Al Nassr is well on his way to qualifying for the Asian Champions League after his good results in the first rounds and no one at the club wants to put their big star at risk. Furthermore, AFC regulations limit the number of foreigners that can be used in continental matches and Cristiano’s absence opens up the possibility of seeing other foreign players on the squad in action in a top-level tournament.
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2023-11-07 14:35:46
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