The camera lens showed a shot of “Tarifa” between Nasr player Cristiano Ronaldo and his club-mate, goalkeeper Walid Abdullah, during a confrontation with his al-shabab counterpart “World” team on the ground of the latter, Monday, and within the Saudi King’s Cup.
In the 82nd minute, the result signalled a 1/4 lead for the team’s coach, Luis Castro, to replace the Portuguese superstar, and after Ronaldo’s exit from the green rectangle, he made sure to shake hands with his team members, who were at the bench.
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As Cristiano approached his colleague Walid Abdullah, they celebrated their team’s progress in a special way between them, before hugging
The 37-year-old goalkeeper is a close player to the Portuguese star within the fences of the “World” team.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a goal, contributing to the victory club’s 2/5 victory over the al-shabab hosts, in the quarter-finals of the competition, while Walid Abdallah did not participate in the match but was among the substitute players.
Al-nassr will thus follow both rivals Al-Hilal and the al-khaleej team in the semi-finals, while a single seat will remain to be determined by the outcome of the itthad Jeddah-Al-Faisali confrontation.
Ronaldo’s goal balance in 2023 rose to 50, equal to Erling Haaland.
Ronaldo reached that milestone in just 55 games, compared to Haaland’s 60, while Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane and Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappe come next with 49 goals.
