A wave of widespread discontent, feelings of disappointment and anger prevailed in most of what the Saudi Al-Nasr club fans shared on social media, after their club lost to Al-Ittihad in the “Saudi Super Cup” semi-finals, despite its contract with international star Cristiano Ronaldo in a “fictional” deal.
Disappointment
After Al-Nasr lost to Al-Ittihad on Thursday, with a score of three goals to one, video clips spread across the communication sites showing Al-Nasr fans taking off their club shirts as an expression of their disappointment.
Thus, Al-Ittihad Club will face, in the final, on Sunday, January 29, Al-Fayhaa Club, which eliminated Al-Hilal, the last Saudi Super Cup champion.
Ronaldo’s performance
It seems that Al-Nasr club coach, Rudi Garcia, has held the Portuguese star partly responsible for his team’s exclusion from the Super Cup.
Garcia said in a press conference after the match that “one of the things that changed the course of the match was Cristiano Ronaldo’s missed opportunity in the first half,” referring to the precious opportunity that Ronaldo missed in the 43rd minute of the match.
While some of the pioneers of the communication sites saw that Ronaldo had “failed the first exam” with Al-Nasr Saudi Arabia, after Al-Nasr fans had counted on him to pass the cup semi-finals by defeating Al-Ittihad Club, and criticized the level with which he appeared during the match.
On the other hand, others pointed out that those critics monitor and criticize Ronaldo’s “every move”, and were surprised that they did not have some patience, especially since the Portuguese star only joined the Saudi club a short time ago.
“violent” obstruction
Among what also sparked controversy in the match that brought Al-Nasr together with Al-Ittihad was the obstruction that was described as violent by Al-Ittihad player Hamdan Al-Shamran against Cristiano Ronaldo.
This obstruction raised concerns about the “Don” being injured and prompted some followers to ask the Al-Nasr administration to “file a lawsuit in the Public Prosecution Office against the Al-Ittihad player who assaulted Ronaldo.”
However, on the other hand, there were those who defended Al-Shamran, the Al-Ittihad player, describing the obstruction as a “normal interference” and that Ronaldo “does not have a feather on his head or his team.”
According to tweeters, it seems that Ronaldo was unharmed as a result of the obstruction, and he is preparing to participate in his club’s next match against Al-Fateh Club.