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Cristiano Ronaldo loses Saudi Super Cup to Al Nassr

Cristiano Ronaldo and his team, Al Nassr, were beaten 4-1 by Al Hilal in the final of the Saudi Arabian Super Cup

An outstanding performance by the Serbians Aleksandar Mitrovicauthor of a double, and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic left the Portuguese without a prize Cristiano Ronaldowho saw the chance to add his first title of the season slip away with the Al Nassrafter falling this Saturday by 1-4 against the Al-Hilal in the final of the Saudi Arabian Super Cup.

A resounding scoreline that few could have imagined when with one minute left in the first half Al Nassr took the lead with a goal from Cristiano Ronaldowho already scored last Wednesday in the semi-finals against Al-Taawon.

The Portuguese striker showed that at 39 years of age he is still insatiable in front of goal and did not waste the first opportunity he had, a back ball from Abdulrahman Ghareeb, to seal the 1-0 that made the team dream. Al Nassr with winning the title.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a goal, but it was not enough in his team’s defeat. Getty Images

A dream that was shattered by the Serbian international duo Aleksandar Mitrovic y Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, who last season deprived Cristiano Ronaldo and Al Nassr of the league title.

If Milinkovic-Savic brought the score back to level (1-1) in the 55th minute after a sensational one-two with Mitrovic on the edge of the area, eight minutes later, in the 63rd, Mitrovic put Al Hilal ahead (1-2) by finishing off a rehearsed move with a precise header.

A goal that did not seem to calm the voracity of the Serbian striker who in the 69th minute scored the 1-3 after sending a cross from the Brazilian Malcom into the net, who received the ball in the lead inside the area after a spectacular filtered pass from Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.

A goal with which Cristiano Ronaldo The final seemed to be lost once and for all, making it clear with his gestures that there was nothing more to be done, but the punishment was not over yet for either Al Nassr or the Portuguese star who three minutes later, in the 72nd minute, saw how an error by the Brazilian goalkeeper Bento allowed Malcom to score the final 1-4.

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Did Cristiano make gestures against his teammates?

In the thrashing of Al Hilal over Al-Nassr in the Saudi Arabian Super Cup, the annoyance that Cristiano Ronaldo made evident through gestures as a sign of desperation from the Portuguese when seeing themselves outnumbered on the field of play stood out.

Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring in the Saudi Arabian Super Cup with a goal in the 44th minute. However, in the first 27 minutes of the second half, Al Hilal reversed the score to a definitive 1-4, which caused the Portuguese footballer to be upset.

Al Hilal equalised in the 55th minute with Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, but in the 63rd and 69th minutes, Aleksandar Mitrovic scored two more. Just as the score was 1-3, there are shots in which Cristiano Ronaldo can be seen heading to the Al-Nassr bench.

CR7, with a noticeable look of annoyance, put both hands to his face, as a sign that he was asleep, while he looked at his team’s lower half. Then he turned towards the benches and extended his arms in search of an explanation, before gesturing that it was over.

Before resuming the match, he looked at his teammates, made signs with both hands and then moved them to his backside.

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