Cristiano Ronaldo has not only had to experience his first sports failure with Al Nassr after being eliminated from the Saudi Arabian Super Cup by losing 3-1 to Al-Ittihad, because now the fans have also brought back bitter memories of his time in Spanish football.
‘CR7’ was not up to par in his second game with the Saudi team, with whom he has not yet been able to score and has begun to generate criticism. To add insult to injury, the name of Lionel Messi brought him a new disgust after the match.
Cristiano Ronaldo did not have the best of starts with Al Nassr of Saudi Arabia (Photo: Reuters)
WHY DID CRISTIANO RONALDO RUN WITH THE SHADOW OF LIONEL MESSI IN SAUDI ARABIA?
After the match that left his team out, Ronaldo received a unison shout from the stands. This time they weren’t words of encouragement or his unmistakable “Yeah!” played by fans around the world, but an ovation to annoy.
Messi! Messi!” the fans of the rival team yelled at himAl-Ittihad, which caused a visible annoyance in the Portuguese, who despite the passing of the years has not lost that characteristic ego throughout his career.
Ronaldo seemed to be encouraged by a teammate, who gave him a few words in the face of the hostility of the opponents, although the intention was not very successful.
A SHOUT USED TO PROVOKE CRISTIANO RONALDO
The ovation to Lionel Messi to annoy Cristiano Ronaldo It is a practice that dates from the Portuguese passing through LaLiga in Spain from 2009 to 2018. Every time it was his turn to play as a visitor to Real Madrid, ‘CR7’ received shouts praising Messi, from the pre-game to its development.
Not even with the Portugal team could he get away, because in the midst of the struggle between the Portuguese and the Argentine for the Ballon d’Ors, a form of common hostility became. Cristiano always assured that these demonstrations did not bother him, although his gestures gave another impression.
“I have a 12-year career at a high level. How am I going to comment something? People should be happy to see the cracks of Real Madrid. They are things that for me should not be valued ”he affirmed at that time to the Spanish press.
Despite the fact that every time he can, he points out that he has a good relationship with Lionel Messi, more than a decade later to ‘CR7′ it seems that the name of the ‘Flea’ still irritates him.
