Cristiano Ronaldo and a new frustration in the Saudi League

Cristiano Ronaldo He went through one of the most complicated weeks since he arrived in Arab football, at least in terms of sport. After the defeat and elimination from the Copa del Rey, which included an unsuccessful penalty from the Portuguese, there was now a draw with little taste in the classic, with a performance of very much explained by the scorer.

Al Nasr They tied 1-1 at home to Al Hilal, with Cristiano Ronaldo starting. Within a minute they took the lead with a goal from Anderson Talisca. However, in one of his few defensive lapses, he conceded the tie 23 minutes from time through Sergej Milinković-Savić.

Cristiano Ronaldo, targeted by critics

Cristiano Ronaldo came into this match with the backpack and the pressure of seeking his first win in the classic against Al Hilal, one of Al Nassr‘s betes noires recently. However, the Bug did not perform at its best and was again in debt.

CR7 had very few scoring opportunities during the game and in the few he had, he lost the duel against Bono. For this reason, the special media and especially Al Nassr fans focused their criticism against the Portuguese, who seemed to disappear for several minutes in the game.

After the 1-1 draw, Cristiano Ronaldo’s grim gesture was the best description of what his game was like. The thing is that Al Nassr missed a new opportunity to get closer to the top and take points away from Al Hilal, who are still unbeaten and are looking down on everyone from above.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s numbers in the tie between Al Nassr vs. Al Hilal

Cristiano Ronaldo’s game was far from the expectations of Al Nassr fans and fans of the Portuguese striker. In addition to the equality in the classic, CR7 finished a hidden performance and could not apply his hierarchy.

The numbers are fluid: El Bicho barely won a duel out of five, his three dribble attempts were unsuccessful and he only scored once, in the second half. Bono was left with the only effort from Cristiano Ronaldo, as well as being far from the goal, he ended up being cautioned for a foul that was close to a major penalty. In short, a day completely forgotten.

All eyes on derby day under the lights of AlAwwal Park 💛
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