The incident happened in the second minute of the match, Cristiano Ronaldo fell in the penalty area while fighting with a player of Persepolis Club (Iran). The referee immediately blew the whistle for a penalty in response from the away team. However, the Portuguese player immediately ran to the referee, signaled and said that it was not a penalty.
Cristiano Ronaldo (left)
The Portuguese star signaled and said it was not a penalty after falling early in the match.
Chinese referee Ma Ning then checked the VAR and confirmed that it was not a foul that led to the penalty by the Persepolis player. Mr. Ma Ning withdrew the decision to award the penalty as requested by Cristiano Ronaldo.
"This is a rare action by Cristiano Ronaldo in a match situation. Previously, there have been many similar situations, such as the case of former Lazio striker Miroslav Klose who suggested canceling a penalty kick amid the applause of the opposing players. Cristiano Ronaldo also received compliments for his fair-play actions," Marca reported.
Cristiano Ronaldo's refusal to accept a penalty - which was also Al Nassr's best chance to score in the match against Persepolis - caused a lot of difficulties for the remaining time as they played with only 10 men because Lajami received a red card in the 17th minute.
Cristiano Ronaldo also played poorly and did not have any more chances to threaten Persepolis' goal, so Al Nassr had to accept a goalless draw at home. However, this result was enough to help Al Nassr quickly secure a ticket to the round of 16 of the AFC Champions League, one round ahead.
"I'm so happy that we made it through the group stage and achieved 20 unbeaten matches. The team spirit was amazing," Cristiano Ronaldo wrote on his personal social network account X (formerly Twitter) after the match.
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