A rough night for Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nasr beat Abha 3-1 in the King’s Cup on Tuesday but it was a disappointing night for the Portuguese forward, who failed to score, received a yellow card and was substituted for the first time since moving to Saudi Arabia. went

Ronaldo failed to score for the third game in a row and is yet to open his account Nasr Stadium

The former Manchester United striker, who moved to Al Nasr on a two-and-a-half-year deal in January for a reported fee of around 200 million euros ($214.71 million), has contributed to a run of 10 goals in a row, scoring eight. Two assists in the last two league games before going empty-handed.

Al-Nasr were leading 2-0 in Tuesday’s quarter-final when Ronaldo had a chance to counter-attack but Latvian referee Andres Tremanis waved off the first half.

Ronaldo furiously grabbed the ball and then kicked it away, earning the referee a yellow card.

Al-Nasr scored a third in the second half before Ronaldo was replaced by Andersen Telska in the 87th minute, the league’s top scorer returning from injury.

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“Ronaldo’s presence inspires opposition teams to play for their lives against him,” local media quoted Al Nasr coach Rudy Garcia as saying after the game.

While Ronaldo’s famous celebration was not seen at the Nasr Stadium, it did appear in another King’s Cup game, with Al Hilal’s Michael Delgado performing it in a 3-1 win over Al Fatah.