Cristiano Ronaldo was upstaged by one other former Manchester United ahead in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday as Al-Hilal’s Odion Ighalo scored twice from the penalty spot in a 2-0 win over Al-Nassr.
Portugal striker Ronaldo moved to Al-Nassr on a profitable deal final January and scored eight targets in his first 5 video games however he has been unable to maintain that tempo.
In Al-Nassr’s first recreation 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 at hand Asian champions Al-Hilal the win.
Ronaldo was yellow carded within the 57th minute after he tangled with Gustavo Cuellar and issues solely bought 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 advised 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 was better than us in some periods. My team showed good glimpses and could pave the way for the next weeks.”
Al-Nassr is three factors behind leaders Al-Ittihad, who has performed a recreation much less.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com