YEDA.- The current champion of Saudi ArabiaAl Ittihad, captained by Karim Benzemalost on their home court 5-2 against Al Nassr of Cristiano Ronaldo on Tuesday, in Jeddah, in a postponed match from the 17th round of the local tournament.
Highly criticized by the Saudi press due to his lack of effectiveness and his alleged lack of involvement, Benzema also failed to score in this match.unlike Ronaldo, who scored his 18th and 19th goals in the championship from a penalty (against the Frenchman’s 9).
Al Nassr is second, seven points behind leader Al Hilal. For your part and after his sixth defeatAl Ittihad remains sixth, already 22 units behind the lead.
Like Ronaldo, Sadio Mane He also scored a double (75, 82) for Al Nassr, while the Moroccan Abderrazak Hamdallah He did the same for Al Ittihad (14, 51).
The first penalty converted by Ronaldo (19) was committed by Benzema himselfwhile the second (68) resulted in the expulsion of the Brazilian Fabinho.
This match had been postponed due to Al Ittihad’s participation in the Club World Cup, in which the team Marcelo Gallardo He was eliminated in the second round.
Long history between Ronaldo and Benzema:
Ronaldo y Benzema shared for many years in the Real Madrid, where they won multiple trophies together. After the completion of Qatar World Cup 2022the Portuguese confirmed his intention to sign in Saudi football, thus becoming the first big name in football to move to the country.
Shortly after, Ronaldo He was followed by other great football figures, such as Benzema and the Brazilian Neymar, among others. The Saudi league reportedly made a big attempt to attract Lionel Messi after his departure from Paris Saint-Germainbut the Argentine preferred to go to MLS with the Inter Miami.
Source: With information from AFP
