Dropping to a rival membership will need to have rubbed Cristiano Ronaldo the unsuitable approach.
The Al Nassr ahead was seen on social media taking what seems to be a blue and white Al Hilal scarf and shoving it down the entrance of his shorts earlier than tossing it again on the crowd.
Followers have been tossing merch at Ronaldo as he made his approach down the tunnel following his facet’s 2-0 loss. Throughout the game, Al Hilal supporters chanted Lionel Messi’s name each time Ronaldo touched the ball.
As of this writing, Ronaldo has not publicly commented on his actions.
Ronaldo, who turned 39 this week, leads the Saudi Pro League with 20 objectives. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner departed Manchester United in December 2022 to join Al Nassr. Ronaldo is signed by way of 2025 and earns $75 million per yr with the membership.
The sport in opposition to Al Hilal was Ronaldo’s first since Dec. 30. He suffered a calf harm in January. Because of this, the group had postponed its preseason tour in China, and the ahead issued an apology to followers for lacking these video games. Ronaldo was additionally absent from his membership’s 6-0 beatdown of Messi’s Inter Miami facet.
He played all 90 minutes of the exhibition Riyadh Season Cup. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Salem Al-Dawsari scored each of Al Hilal’s objectives.
Al Nassr is at present second in Professional League standings (15-3-1), seven factors behind Al Hilal (17-2-0).
