Rudi Garcia, the manager of Al-Nassr, has attributed some of Al-Saudi Nassr’s Super Cup semifinal loss against Al-Ittihad on Cristiano Ronaldo.
The former Manchester United forward fails once more in the Super Cup loss, passing up a clear opportunity to win the match .
On January 26, Al-Ittihad, Garcia’s league rivals, eliminated Garcia’s league leaders from the competition. Ronaldo, the new signing and captain, blanked once more after making his goalless debut in an earlier Saudi League match.
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On his second outing, the 37-year-old displayed a similar lack of energy and wasted a goal opportunity that, according to Garcia, would have turned the game in Al-favor Nassr’s in the first half.
Following the 3-1 defeat at the King Fahd International Stadium, the French manager told reporters that one of the factors that altered the outcome of the game was Cristiano’s missed opportunity in the first half. Al-Ittihad had taken the lead after only 15 minutes.
Cristiano Ronaldo would have been one step closer to winning his first championship with Al-Nassr had his team won.
He and his colleagues now have one fewer chance to win a trophy this season as a result of the defeat, however they will still be competing in another tournament in March.
In the King’s Cup, Al-Nassr will play Abha, a mid-table team, and they are aiming to perform better than their appalling showing against Al-Ittihad .
Rudi Garcia, speaking after the defeat, congratulated the opponents on a well-earned victory over his team, but lamented the fact that despite controlling play, his team was unable to have an impact on the result.
“I commend Al-Ittihad. We played well in the second half after they played a far better first half than we did, but we were unable to change the outcome, the coach stated.
Anderson Talisca, the team’s leading scorer, added a goal for Garcia’s team late in the game. “Yes, we regret dropping the Super Cup,
The fact that Cristiano Ronaldo fell short of expectations and even had to limp off the field after the game’s conclusion as a result of a powerful tackle by Al-Ittihad substitute Hamdan Al-Shamrani late in the contest was another huge issue for Rudi Garcia.
Cristiano Ronaldo rolled his right ankle during the tackle, and he hobbled away after the final horn.
Cristiano Ronaldo signed a lucrative two-and-a-half-year contract for £173 million annually with the Saudi Arabian club, Al-Nassr, but has yet to score for them.
Cristiano Ronaldo made a spectacular debut in Saudi Arabian football against PSG in an exhibition match, but he hasn’t scored in either of his two professional matches for Al-Nassr.
Cristiano Ronaldo quit Manchester United following a heated argument with both the manager and the club hierarchy before falling down the pecking order in Erik Ten Hag’s team.
Prior to the Selecao’s quarterfinal defeat, he joined Portugal’s 2022 World Cup team but was still having trouble finding his form, scoring just one goal for the team.
Cristiano Ronaldo is searching for his first goal and assist for Al-Nassr after what seemed to be a promising performance in the exhibition game against PSG. He has yet to record even a single shot on target in two competitive games.
