Cristiano Ronaldo and his team are in the Asian Champions League. Photo: AFP
Cristiano Ronaldo and his team Al-Nassr they refuse to travel to Iran to play a match due to the war in that country.
The Portuguese footballer’s team does not want to attend the Champions League from Asia that is arranged in Iran, a country that is at war with Gaza for several years, but in recent weeks there has been an increase in attacks.
The match, corresponding to the third day of the contest and scheduled for next Tuesday October 22was to take place at the Shahr-e Qods Stadium in the Iranian capital, but from the box Saudi Arabia They would be looking to reach an agreement to play it in another city.
“We are monitoring the situation and will work on it in the coming days to move the meeting to neutral ground,” a spokesperson for the Al-Nassr as revealed by the Al-Riyadiya media that follows the news of the Saudi club.
The match would be played in a neutral country to avoid any situation that puts fans and players of both teams at risk.
The decision to make a change will have to be made known during the next few hours, awaiting the response of the rival who is analyzing the scenarios.
At the moment Cristiano Ronaldo and Al-Nassr They are preparing for what will be this Saturday’s match against Al-Orubah corresponding to the sixth day of the Saudi Pro League where they are in fourth place after adding a couple of victories in their last two performances in the local tournament.
