Cristiano Ronaldo (right) elbows an opponent in the Saudi Super Cup semi-final against Al Hilal on the 9th. /Reuters News1
Cristiano Ronaldo (39, Al-Nasr) was thrown out for the first time since entering the Saudi Arabian stage.
When Cristiano Ronaldo was immediately sent off with a red card for elbowing an opponent in the semi-final of the Saudi Super Cup against Al Hilal on the 9th, Ronaldo showed a rude action as if he tried to punch the referee . . /
In the 21st minute of the second half of the 2024 Saudi Super Cup semi-final against Al Hilal in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on the 9th, when Ronaldo was trailing 0-2, he got into a fight with an opponent over a ball that went off the touchline near the center line and hit the opponent with his right elbow. The referee immediately gave him a red card. This was Ronaldo’s first ejection since entering Saudi Arabia in December 2022.
On the 9th, when Cristiano Ronaldo committed a foul by hitting an opponent with his elbow and the referee ordered him to leave with an immediate red card, he showed a rough action as if he was trying to hit the referee with his fist../
Al-Nasr was unable to overcome its numerical inferiority and lost 1-2. Sadio Mane scored a goal in extra time in the second half after Ronaldo was sent off, but he was unable to turn the game around. Al Hilal held the world record for the longest winning streak with 33 consecutive victories.
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