Cristiano Ronaldo may not be the one former Manchester United ahead who’s able to making waves in Saudi Arabia as Al-Hilal’s Odion Ighalo outshone him on Tuesday, by netting two penalty kicks en path to a 2-0 victory over Al-Nassr.
Portuguese striker Ronaldo moved to Al-Nassr on a profitable deal final January and scored eight objectives in his first 5 video games however he has been unable to maintain that tempo.
In Al-Nassr’s first sport because the departure of coach Rudi Garcia, Ronaldo drew a clean whereas Ighalo, who had a mortgage spell at Manchester United in 2020, scored twice handy Asian champions Al-Hilal the win.
Ronaldo was handed the yellow card within the 57th minute after he tangled with Gustavo Cuellar and issues solely obtained worse from there.
The 38-year-old had a purpose disallowed for offside within the 77th minute and after he was awarded a penalty six minutes later the Video Assistant Referee reversed the choice.
Ronaldo was later taunted as he left the sphere with Al-Hilal followers waving Lionel Messi shirts.
Al-Nassr interim coach Dinko Jelicic instructed reporters the sport modified once they conceded the primary spot kick.
“The first penalty kick broke us, it was influential in the course of the match,” he stated.
“Al-Hilal were better than us in some periods. My team showed good glimpses and could pave the way for the next weeks.”
Al-Nassr are three factors behind leaders Al-Ittihad, who’ve performed a sport much less.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
