Al-Nasr had to face defeat despite having the big star of the team. And because of this loss, the club did not reach the final of the Saudi Super League. The blame has come on the shoulders of the big star Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo. Al-Nassr coach Rudy Garcia blamed Ronaldo’s failure to score in the semi-final match.
Al-Nasr and Al-Ittihad meet at King Fahd Stadium in Saudi Arabia on Thursday. In this match of the semi-finals of the Super Cup, Ronaldo had to watch the defeat from a very weak point. Al-Nasr trailed 0-2 in the first half. Despite scoring a goal in the second half, the dream of reaching the final ended with a 1-3 loss.
At the end of the game, coach Rudy Garcia said, “If Ronaldo had not missed the chance to score in the first half, the result of the match could have been different.” Meanwhile, how Ronaldo took such a statement from the club’s coach is now to be seen.
Ronaldo missed several chances in the match. Al-Nasr could have returned to equality with 1-1 goals in 35 minutes. But Ronaldo failed to head after receiving the ball from his teammate’s great pass in the D-box. The Portuguese star would have had the first sight of the goal if he had touched the ball with his head.
Ronaldo failed again in 42 minutes. Although he could take the head this time, he could not beat Al-Ittihad goalkeeper Marcelo Grohe. A minute later, the opponent went ahead with another goal. As Al-Ittihad went 2-0 up, Ronaldo again failed to score just before the first-half break.
Fans were disappointed to see CRSeven’s lackluster performance throughout the match. He himself is disappointed. He has played two matches for Al-Nasr. However, Ronaldo has not yet scored a goal in the club’s jersey. For that both the anticipation and regret of the fans increased.