Ronaldo wasted his chance, leaving behind an ugly image

With a star-studded lineup, the clash between Al Nassr and Al Hilah is considered no different from a “Clasico” in the Saudi Pro League. However, from last season to this season, Al Hilah has continuously played well, overwhelming Al Nassr in all competitions. In the domestic league, coach Jorge Jesus’ team left Al Nassr far behind to become the champion. Meanwhile, in the National Cup, Al Hilal is also an “obstacle”, directly preventing Ronaldo and his teammates from reaching glory. At the beginning of the season, Al Hilah also made Al Nassr lose in the Saudi Arabian Super Cup. Although the team’s number 1 star Neymar did not play because he was not registered in the Saudi Pro League, with Cancelo, Aleksandar Mitrović, Kalidou Koulibaly or goalkeeper Yassine Bounou, Al Hilah is still very formidable.

In addition to not having a good record against Al Hilah, Ronaldo and his teammates have just gone through 2 disappointing matches. Even in the middle of the week, when Al Nassr met Al Taawon in the King's Cup (October 30), Ronaldo also missed a penalty kick in the 90+6 minute, causing coach Pioli's team to be eliminated after losing 0-1.

Al Hilah (white shirt) is the team that makes Al Nassr and Ronaldo "regret" the most.

Ignoring concerns about his form, Ronaldo was still selected by coach Pioli to start the match against Al Hilah. However, after 90 minutes, what the Portuguese player left behind was still a great disappointment. Ronaldo played the full 90 minutes against Al Hilah but only touched the ball 47 times, the fewest on the pitch. In the first half, he had 2 chances to score but could not take advantage of them. In the second half, Ronaldo continued to be created by his teammates in the 73rd minute but his close-range header still could not go into the Al Hilah net. Notably, with the inability to penetrate Al Hilah's net, Ronaldo has now gone 3 consecutive matches without scoring for Al Nassr.

Not only did Ronaldo play disappointingly in attack, receiving the lowest score of the match (6.4 points), he also left an unsightly image when participating in defense. He lost the ball 11 times in the whole match - the most on the field. In the first half's injury time, Ronaldo committed a dangerous foul on his compatriot Cancelo and received a yellow card. The 39-year-old player reacted strongly because he thought this was the first time he had committed a foul in the match. Not stopping there, when entering the tunnel during the break, Ronaldo continued to complain and went to the assistant referee to react.

Ronaldo fails to score for third consecutive match

Ronaldo constantly reacts to referee decisions

Fortunately for Ronaldo, when he was “silent”, his teammates played very well. In terms of the game, Al Nassr had more clear scoring opportunities than the visiting team Al Hilah. In the 52nd second, Talisca gave Al Nassr a 1-0 lead. In the remaining time, coach Pioli's team had 9 more shots but could not score.

The squandering of opportunities also cost Al Nassr. In the 77th minute, Milinkovic-Savic headed accurately, sealing a 1-1 draw for Al Hilah.

Talisca helps Al Nassr score against Al Hilah

Along with Ronaldo's lackluster performance, Al Nassr has also gone through a series of 3 consecutive matches without a win. Coach Pioli's team currently has 19 points, ranking 3rd in the Saudi Pro League. Although Al Hilhal's 18-match winning streak in all competitions has been broken, Ronaldo and his teammates are still 6 points behind this team.

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