Fair play from the Portuguese
Portuguese forward Al-Nasr – Cristiano Ronaldo – the hero of the last two days. November 26 football player opened his own museum in Riyadh27th – became the main protagonist of the Asian Champions League match with Iranian Persepolis, asking the referee to cancel the penalty.
The episode happened in the second minute of the match. Persepolis midfielder Soroush Rafiei fouled Cristiano Ronaldo, chief referee Ma Ning immediately pointed to the spot. But the Portuguese himself asked not to award a penalty. Later, the referee, having reviewed the VAR, canceled his decision to award the penalty.
Cristiano Ronaldo waved off his own penalty against Persepolis, telling the referee himself he didn’t believe it was a foul. 👀
Not something you see every day in football. 👏 pic.twitter.com/do8L58tFYJ
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) November 27, 2023
The match Al-Nasr – Perspepolis ended in a draw – 0:0. True, for Ronaldo’s team this result no longer mattered: Al-Nasr advanced to the next round ahead of schedule.
It is noteworthy that a day earlier Ronaldo opened his own museum in Riyadh. In addition to the exhibits, it also houses a state-of-the-art gallery that captures the most important moments of his career.
— TURKI ALALSHIKH (@Turki_alalshikh) November 25, 2023
Note that Ronaldo played 44 matches for Al-Nasr, in which he scored 38 goals and gave 11 assists. In the current championship, the Portuguese has 15+7 in 13 matches. The Portuguese has three goals in the Asian Champions League.
In 2023, Ronaldo scored more than 60 points using the goal+pass system for the 10th time in his career.
Source: Sportarena
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