With Cristiano Ronaldo making his debut for Al Nassr, followers have been despatched right into a state of frenzy as the previous Manchester United ahead was in classic type on the King Saud College Stadium in Riyadh. The Portugal captain failed to attain a objective however positively made a mark in his debut, which noticed Talisca rating a first-half objective as Al Nassr sealed a 1-0 win in opposition to Ettifaq. The midfielder headed the winner within the Thirty first-minute after Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem’s cross was too excessive for Ronaldo. The end result helped Al Nassr climb to the highest of the desk, some extent forward of second-placed Al Hilal.
Ronaldo had initially made his debut in Saudi Arabia on Thursday final week, when PSG confronted a Saudi All-Star XI facet consisting of gamers from Al Hilal and Al Nassr. PSG gained the match with a 5-4 scoreline, however Ronaldo grabbed a first-half brace for his facet. In the meantime, Lionel Messi additionally scored an early objective for his facet. The duo exchanged hugs and smiles in what may in all probability be their final recreation in opposition to one another.
Additionally Learn | Watch: Cristiano Ronaldo’s insane trick leaves defender gobsmacked, brings again reminiscences of Manchester United days
However now it appears to be like like Messi may observe in Ronaldo’s footsteps with Saudi Arabian Soccer Federation (SAFF) Basic Secretary Ibrahim Alkassim anticipating a attainable switch for the Argentine captain. The attacker can be but to signal a contract extension with PSG. Reportedly, Al Ittihad and Al Hilal are additionally focused on his signature.
Talking to Marca, Alkassim mentioned, “In the meanwhile we have no idea something a few attainable Lionel Messi arrival. Though I can’t conceal that, because the Saudi Federation, we wish to have him in the future within the home league.”
“The thought of the Federation is at all times to enhance our soccer, and naturally we wish to see Cristiano and Messi in the identical league once more, however the reality is that we don’t know something now”, he additional added.
Messi’s contract is about to run out in the summertime and if he does go away, he can be aiming to win the UEFA Champions League with the Ligue 1 facet. He additionally led Argentina to World Cup glory in Qatar final yr, one thing which Ronaldo could not. Portugal crashed out of the quarter-finals with Ronaldo coming off the bench within the final two video games.