On Monday, in Riyadh, Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr club was held to a 1-1 home tie by Al-Khaleej, one of the lowest-ranked teams in the Saudi Pro League. This was a major blow to Ronaldo’s aspirations of winning the Saudi Pro League on the first try.
After only four minutes of play at Al-Awwal Park, the away team, who is now fighting to avoid relegation, took an unexpected lead thanks to Fabio Martins, but Al-Nassr quickly equalized through Alvaro Gonzalez.
The referee ruled that Ronaldo was offside when he scored a goal for his team in the 58th minute, despite the fact that the Portuguese striker felt he had handed his team the lead. Ittihad, the team currently leading the league, defeated Abha 4-0 to set up a five-point advantage over Al-Nassr with four matches still to go.
After the game had ended, the Al-Khaleej players were scrambling to get their hands on Ronaldo’s jersey. In the midst of the melee, a member of the Al-Khaleej staff attempted to snap a photo with the former Real Madrid striker, but Ronaldo aggressively pushed him away and seized the opportunity to grab the shirt for himself.