Cristiano Ronaldo, excluded from Al Nassr's squad. The Portuguese misses the next game in the Asian Champions League
Cristiano Ronaldo started the new season strongly at Al Nassr. The Portuguese star has already managed to score 14 goals in all competitions.
Cristiano Ronaldo will be absent in the next match of Al Nassr | PHOTO Getty Images
Cristiano Ronaldo will not be part of Al-Nassr's squad for the Asian Champions League match against FC Goa in India on Wednesday, October 22.
The reason for the 40-year-old Portuguese's absence has not yet been clarified, and the decision is already raising many questions in the world of football.
The decision to leave Cristiano Ronaldo out of the squad belongs to coach Jorge Jesus, who explained in a press conference that he prefers to manage him for the next matches in the championship.
“Everyone loves Cristiano Ronaldo. I decided he would rest. Everyone loves Cristiano Ronaldo and he has many fans. We have decided that he will rest when we play outside Saudi Arabia.
Everyone wants to see him but we have to make choices and we decided to leave him in Riyadh to prepare for the next game“, said Jorge Jesus, according to goal.com.
The numbers of “CR7” in the new season
Cristiano Ronaldo remains the top scorer this season. In the Saudi Pro League, the Portuguese has already scored five goals in as many matches, confirming himself as Al-Nassr's leading scorer.
In the last outright 5-1 win over Al-Fateh, 'CR7' scored in the 60th minute, making it the 949th goal of his impressive career.
In total, Ronaldo has so far scored 19 goals in all competitions, including for Portugal.
