The war conflict in Middle East has put the expedition of the Al-Nassr. Due to the bombing of Iran a Israel last Tuesday, added to the subsequent threat of response from the Israeli state, the Portuguese attacker’s club is considering requesting a change of venue from the Asian Football Confederation to play the match.
Under normal conditions, the meeting should be held on Tuesday, October 22 in Tehrancapital of Iran, before Esteghlal. However, there are several pieces of information that highlight the doubts and suspicion that the Saudi club maintains about movingjustifying that they do not want to put the safety of footballers, coaches and managers at risk.
It wouldn’t be the first game postponed
Al-Nassr reinforces its position with the fact that Other matches have already been changed or even cancelled.. An example is the meeting between Grazes Jerusalem and the Maccabi Haifa which has been postponed in the Israeli First Division. The national team match Israel-France has also undergone changes, in this case the headquarters has been modified to Budapest (Hungary).
Despite the wish of the Saudi team, it should be noted that a change of venue for the meeting has not yet been officially requested. This is what a source from the Saudi club has stated in the last few hours: “We are monitoring the situation and will work on it in the coming days, but we have not yet officially submitted a request to the Asian Confederation“.
Cristiano Ronaldo He came to the aforementioned match on a roll, since he led his club’s victory against the Al-Rayyan Qatari on the second day. The Portuguese scored the final 2-1 that allowed Al-Nassr to add the first victory in the competitionsince they tied 1-1 in a first match that was marked by the loss of Cristiano himself.