Cristiano Ronaldo Al Nassr

Al Nassr manager Rudi Garcia points to a mistake from Cristiano Ronaldo as the team lost in the Saudi Super Cup semi-final.

"He is going to play for his own team and he will score goals and me, I am going to play for my own team and I will score goals. Al Ittihad striker Abderrazak Hamdallah also appeared to get in on the jibes with his goal celebration. "Ronaldo is a legend.

Cristiano Ronaldo has not had the desired impact that people would have hoped when he signed with Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr last month with the Portuguese ...

After the match, Al Nassr manager Rudi Garcia put some blame on that gilt edged chance by Ronaldo as one of the reasons for losing the match. The 37-year-old Portugal international, five-times Ballon D’Or winner, had a couple of chances to score but was well shackled by the Al Ittihad defence for most of the match. As a result, Al Nassr were knocked out after a 3-1 drubbing and Ronaldo’s wait for silverware continued.

Watch the Cristiano Ronaldo "miss" that Rudi Garcia thinks cost Al Nassr in Thursday's 3-1 loss to Al-Ittihad in the Saudi Super Cup semi-finals.

His next opportunity to net his first goal for the club will come on February 3 when Al Nassr travel to Al Fateh in the Saudi Pro League. "One of the things that changed the course of the match was Cristiano Ronaldo's missed opportunity in the first half," Garcia told reporters. Watch Cristiano Ronaldo "Miss" That Rudi Garcia Claims Cost Al Nassr In Saudi Super Cup Loss

AL-NASSR boss Rudi Garcia bemoaned Cristiano Ronaldo's miss after his side were knocked out of the Saudi Super Cup.Al-Ittihad won the semi-final clash.

[paying the Portuguese striker £173million a year](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/20901762/cristiano-ronaldo-highest-paid-sportsman-ever-al-nassr-messi/). [BETTING SPECIAL - BEST FOOTBALL BETTING SITES IN THE UK](https://www.thesun.co.uk/betting/20574123/best-football-betting-sites/) [suffering a suspected ankle injury](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/21185120/cristiano-ronaldo-injury-al-nassr-cup-defeat/). Messi! "I congratulate Al-Ittihad. [Ronaldo](https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/cristiano-ronaldo/) had converted a chance in the first half.

Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr were knocked of the Saudi Super Cup on Thursday after a 3-1 semifinal loss to Al Ittihad in Riyadh.The 37-year-old Portugal ...

When asked if he had any regrets about the match, he said: “I don’t really. We’ve still got a small step to take – I saw progress in the team from our performances in the Euros. In the lead-in that was a little bit different. So I wanted to make sure I’m still fresh and hungry for that challenge.” Asked what he was thinking when the match went into a fourth set, Tsitsipas said: “I thought about how hard I’ve worked to get to this position. I wanted to make sure I’m still fresh and hungry for that challenge.” But a week later the FA announced he would see out the remaining two years of his contract. The 35-year-old former world number one has won in Melbourne every time he has reached the last four and is aiming for a record-extending 10th title which would equal Rafael Nadal’s record of 22 major men’s titles. He was also part of Sri Lanka’s 4×100 metres team that established the current national record in the 4×100 metres relay. That ban has now been extended by two years.It was the second time that the South Asian Games medallist has been found positive for a banned substance and he is also the only Sri Lankan athlete to be tested positive twice. The World Anti-Doping Agency introduced four years bans for first time offences in 2013. The Disciplinary Committee of SLADA first banned him for four years from October 26, 2021 to October 25, 2025.

Al-Nassr were defeated 3-1 by rivals Al-Ittihad in the semi-final of the Saudi Cup. Advertisement. Cristiano Ronaldo has endured a difficult start ...

"It's true that we regret losing the Super Cup, but we are still the first in the league." Garcia said: "One of the things that changed the course of the match was Cristiano's missed opportunity in the first half. And his bad start in the Middle East has gotten even worse after he appeared to sustain an injury.

Rudi Garcia thinks Cristiano Ronaldo's miss in the first half was the turning point in the defeat to Al Ittihad in the Saudi Super Cup.