The wait for Cristiano Ronaldo debut for Al-Nassr ended on Sunday night. The Portuguese striker appeared in the starting XI against Ettifaq for the Saudi Arabia team. Although Al-Nassr won the game 1-0, Ronaldo could not find his name on the scorers’ list. The soccer superstar forward nearly provided an assist but his teammate failed to convert his pass. (Read Also: Al Nassr vs PSG Highlights 2023: All about Messi, Ronaldo performance in the friendly match at Saudi Arabia)
As fans saw Ronaldo remain scoreless in the game, fans flooded social media with memes, the 5-time Ballon d’Or winner.
There were some promising signs for Ronaldo as Al-Nassr joined a potential 200th -Million-dollar deal joined. Ronaldo’s league debut in front of 22,862 fans.
However, felt underwhelming after he scored twice in this week’s spirited 5-4 loss to Lionel Messi’s Paris Saint-Germain.
In the first half, twice turned the ball around with a trick attempt. His teammates struggled to get him to the ball. Ronaldo shot early from the edge of the box and went wide.
He almost found a cross from Abdul Majeed Al Sulaiheem. Ronaldo headed into Anderson Talisca in the 31st minute for the only goal of the game. Soon after, Ronaldo greeted them with shouts of “Siu!”. Every time he touched the ball. He shot a free kick from a tempting position just outside the box. Al Nassr’s three forwards started to click in the second half and Ronaldo set up Pity Martínez and Talisca. After some signature passes to create close chances in quick succession.
A swing and a missed overhead kick showed Ronaldo looking forward to his task. Then, afterword’s dribbling into the box, he attempted a shot from an almost impossible angle.
