C. Ronaldo left his mark with a superb free kick from 30 metres in the match against Abha. In the 85th minute, the Portuguese striker should have had the chance to complete his double when Al Nassr was awarded a penalty. However, in the end, he decided to give this golden opportunity to Anderson Talisca.
C. Ronaldo proactively let Talisca take the penalty (Screenshot).
C. Ronaldo's actions have received much praise on social networks. Al Nassr coach Rudi Garcia highly appreciated this. The French coach said: "C. Ronaldo proactively gave the ball to Anderson Talisca. That proves he is great."
According to Sport360, C. Ronaldo wants to give way to Talisca so that his teammate can compete for the top scorer award in the Saudi Arabian national championship. The Brazilian player has just been absent for 43 days due to injury. That caused him to be surpassed by Hamed Allah of Al Ittihad Club. Currently, Hamed Allah has 15 goals, one more than Talisca. Meanwhile, CR7 is ranked 6th in the list with 9 goals (scored in 8 matches).
Talisca himself was also very grateful for his senior's move. The striker shared: "C. Ronaldo is a great and respected player. He respected me a lot when he decided to let me take the penalty. We are a family. That's the truth.
C.Ronaldo's actions show that we are a collective and each individual always respects each other. He is truly a great player."
C.Ronaldo was highly appreciated by Talisca and coach Rudi Garcia for this beautiful action (Photo: Getty).
After the match, C. Ronaldo shared on his personal page: "It's great to win with the club. I'm very happy to score in front of Al Nassr fans."
According to statistics, superstar number 7 has scored 59 goals from free kicks in his career. The last time C. Ronaldo scored a free kick was in the match against Norwich on April 16, 2022. In that match, CR7 scored a hat-trick to help the Red Devils win with a score of 3-2.
C. Ronaldo's free kick skills have declined dramatically in recent years. Statistics show that since the 2017/18 season, he has only scored 4 goals from free kicks. CR7's success rate in the past 5 years is only 2.7%.
Currently, Al Nassr is still ranked second in the Saudi Arabian championship with 49 points after 21 matches, 1 point behind the leader Al Ittihad. After round 21, the Saudi Arabian championship is temporarily suspended to make way for the national team to concentrate.
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