Al-Nassr Only Wins Narrowly, Al-Riyadh Goalkeeper Blunts Ronaldo’s Sharpness

Riyadh, Beritasatu.com – Cristiano Ronaldo got the lowest score even though his club Al-Nasr was able to win the match 1-0 over hosts Al-Riyadh in the 10th week of the Saudi Pro League, Saturday (9/11/2024) early this morning.

The reason is because this Portuguese star is still continuing his series of difficulties in scoring goals. In the last five matches with Al-Nassr, Ronaldo has only scored one goal.

As a result, all statistics sites gave him the lowest score among the away team players who started this match. The 39 year old striker only got 6.4 points according to Fotmob, 6.6 points on SofaScore. Meanwhile, other Al-Nassr players got points as low as 7.

The highlight for Ronaldo in the match was the reaction of his teammates in the 43rd minute. The Portuguese superstar ran on the left side of the penalty box, raised his hand to ask for the ball from Anderson Talisca on the right. But the Brazilian striker sent the ball to the captain over the line.

Ronaldo turned to his teammates and said, “Just once, okay?”

At that time, Al Nassr was already leading 1-0 thanks to Sadio Mane‘s opener.

Ronaldo actually had the opportunity to score a goal. In the 17th minute, the 39 year old striker dribbled the ball from the left side into the penalty box then kicked it into the far corner, but was pushed over by goalkeeper Milan Borjan. In the 36th minute, he met Talisca’s header from close range, but it hit Borjan.

Ronaldo had another chance in the 88th minute, this time he kicked from a distance of about 10 meters from Mane’s pass. However, Borjan once again leaned forward to parry the visiting team captain’s shot. After this situation, Ronaldo raised his hands and looked disappointed.

However, after the match, he still posted a message to his team on social networks writing “the victory lights the fire for our revival”.

After 10 matches, Al-Nassr is in third place with 22 points, behind Al-Hilal with 28 points and Al-Ittihad with 27 points. Ronaldo has scored six goals in nine games, including four penalties, one free kick and one header from a live ball.

He and Talisca are in third place in the hunt for top scorers, behind Aleksandar Mitrovic with 11 goals and Karim Benzema with 8 goals.

Ronaldo is preparing to join the Portugal national team, playing the final two matches of the UEFA Nations League group stage against Poland on 15 November 2024 and Croatia on 18 November 2024.