Three days after having shone against Paris Saint-Germain (4-5) in a friendly alongside a selection of players from the Saudi league, striker Cristiano Ronaldo made his big debut with Al-Nasser in the league on Sunday against Al -Ettifaq (1-0). If his team won, the former Mancunian made a fairly discreet start.
Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t score on his first with Al-Nassr.
Cristiano Ronaldo left us with a good impression on Thursday by leading the attack of a selection made up of players from Al-Nassr and Al-Hilal against Paris Saint-Germain (4-5) in a prestigious friendly match , even doubling its counter.
A successful first appearance for the Portuguese, who intended to make a good start on Sunday, this time for his official debut with Al-Nassr, in a league match against Al-Ettifaq, modest 10th in the Saudi league standings.
Ronaldo played a role in the shadows
If the Riyadh-based team won (1-0) to regain the lead of the league, Ronaldo did not really play a leading role, leaving the star instead to his attacking comprehensionsAnderson Talisca, scorer, and Gonzalo Pitty Martinez. Despite a slight rise in power over the meeting which he played in full, the former Manchester United, positioned at the forefront of the attack, did not survive and even found himself muzzled by the former resident of Monaco or Toulouse, Marcel Tisserand.
In the end, except on a bicycle that deserved a better fate, CR7 did not have a real opportunity to score. Enough to leave the European press hungry. If the Portuguese daily Record judged the native of Funchal too discreet for his official first with Al-Nassr, AS talks about his debut side chilly. The team evokes a Ronaldo mute. A slight disappointment for a player who will still have occupied a shadow role, focusing the attention of his opponents.
Garcia expects a rise
While stressing the impact that his star striker may have had on the defense of Al-Ettifaq, Al-Nassr coach Rudi Garcia said he was satisfied with the first steps of his rookie, whom he logically sees improving. power in the coming weeks. It’s an addition to have a great player like Cristiano Ronaldo because he’s going to help us distract the defenders. This is what we saw on our goal. There is no doubt that Al-Nasser has a wonderful player of Ronaldo’s stature, and all teams in the league, especially the managers, know his value and they reflect on the way we play.claimed the French technician at a press conference.
Cristiano has won 5 Ballons d’Or and he is one of the best players in the world. Today we created special conditions for him, and asked players to diversify by playing on him and Talisca, added Garcia. There is no doubt that Ronaldo will quickly unlock his counter with his new team. Ds Thursday against Al-Attihad in the semi-final of the Saudi Arabian Super Cup? In any case, the interested party does not seem obsessed with the idea of scoring. First game, first victory. Good job guys. Thanks to all the fans for their amazing supportwrote the Portuguese on social networks.
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