Ronaldo stuns the world by rejecting a penalty kick in the Al-Nasr match against Persepolis – Youm7

Written by: Hani Abdel Nabi

Monday, November 27, 2023 08:47 PM

He won the Portuguese international Cristiano Ronaldo The top scorer of the Saudi Al-Nasr Club received a penalty kick in the second minute against its Iranian counterpart, Persepolis, but he told the referee that it was incorrect in the match currently being held, at the “Awal Park” stadium, within the matches of the fifth round of the group stage in the AFC Champions League 2023-2024.

After the penalty kick was awarded, Cristiano Ronaldo confirmed to the match referee that the ball was not a penalty kick and would be canceled at the start of the match that the club is currently playing.

Ronaldo’s shot caused the astonishment of all media outlets around the world, as pictures of Cristiano spread, along with praise for his exemplary stance after refusing to take the penalty kick.

Victory against Persepolis

Al-Nasr team officially qualified for the round of 16 of the AFC Champions League, after topping its group with a full score of 12 points, and it has two matches remaining..

Al-Nasr sits at the top of Group Five in the AFC Champions League with a full mark with 12 points from 4 matches, while Persepolis of Iran occupies the second place in the group standings with 7 points, ahead of Esteghlal Dushanbe from Tajikistan, third with two points, then Al-Duhail of Qatar is in last place with one point..

Victory against Persepolis

Al-Nasr seeks to win and confirm its continental superiority after securing qualification as the leader of the group and to continue successive victories, as Al-Nasr won over all the teams in Group Five..

Armed with his battalion of stars, the international is looking to move forward in the continental championship and win the title for the first time in its history..

While the Iranian Persepolis team will fight to achieve a positive result, whether with a draw or victory, to secure its qualification and snatch the second place in the group before the activities of the sixth and final round of confrontations.

The victory formation against Persepolis was as follows:

Goalkeeper: Nawaf Al-Aqidi.

Defensive line: Aymeric Laporte – Ali Lagami – Sultan Al-Ghanem – Ayman Yahya.

Midfield: Marcelo Brozovic – Sami Al-Naji – Otavio.

Offensive line: Abdel Rahman Gharib – Sadio Mane – Cristiano Ronaldo.