Cristiano Ronaldo sends message to Al Nassr teammates after he’s axed
Cristiano Ronaldo sent a message of support to his Al Nassr teammates after his exclusion from their 2-1 King’s Cup win over Al Hazem.
Stefano Pioli opted to rest the 39-year-old for their game against Al Hazem, his second as the new manager of the Saudi Pro League club.
Al Nassr ended up as eventual winners thanks to goals from ex-Liverpool star Sadio Mane and a 92nd-minute finish from Saudi left-back Nawaf Al-Boushail.
The legendary Portuguese striker continues to break records, recently becoming football’s all-time leading goalscorer and the first man to score over 900 competitive goals.
Still, age catches up with us all, and Pioli thought it best to rest his star man with an AFC Champions League tie against Al-Rayyan around the corner.
Cristiano Ronaldo shows support to Al Nassr teammates
Ronaldo has been in stereotypical fine form so far this season, scoring seven goals for club and country across eight appearances in all competitions.
He’s still only won one trophy with Al Nassr, and seems as hungry as ever to get his hands on more silverware, supporting his teammates from Instagram.
It was a surprisingly quiet transfer window in Saudi Arabia with Moussa Diaby’s £50million move from Aston Villa to Al Ittihad the biggest deal of the summer.
Al Nassr currently sit in fifth place with just eight points from their opening four Saudi Pro League games but remain unbeaten alongside league leaders Al Hilal.
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