Al-Nassr star Cristiano Ronaldo misplaced his mood at a fan who claimed that Lionel Messi was ‘higher’ than him.
The Knights of Najd continued their successful run by defeating Al-Batin 3-1 within the Saudi Professional League on Friday however it was a irritating outing for Ronaldo.
The Portuguese ace did not get on the scoresheet and missed a bunch of possibilities within the recreation, heading a lot of the crosses above the crossbar.
Al-Nassr, who have been trailing from the seventeenth minute, have been headed in the direction of a defeat however three late targets noticed them decide up all three factors.
As Ronaldo headed down the tunnel after full-time, a fan confronted the star, saying, “Messi is so significantly better.”
Clearly anguished by the declare, the 38-year-old fired again at him, saying (by way of Hindustan Instances):
“And that was a straightforward recreation.”
Within the earlier three video games earlier than this one, Ronaldo had struck two hat-tricks, together with a four-goal salvo in opposition to Al-Wehda, whereas aiding each Al-Nassr’s targets of their 2-1 win over Al-Taawoun.
He appeared to have hit his finest with the facet however went off the boil final weekend as soon as once more with a disappointing efficiency, one that just about value his group the victory.
Renzo Lopez’s strike stored Al-Batin on the right track for a win, however Abdulrahman Ghareeb, Mohammed Al-Fatil and Mohammed Maran scored in stoppage time to show the match round.
Ronaldo wasn’t among the many assists for any of these targets both, which maybe might need drawn the ire of the followers.
He might be in motion once more on Thursday when Al-Nassr go to Al-Ittihad.
Ronaldo nonetheless solely settling into a brand new league
Ronaldo may not have struck constantly for Al-Nassr – seven of the eight targets he is struck for them have come as a part of his two hat-tricks – however he is nonetheless solely settling into life in Saudi Arabia.
It has been simply six weeks for the reason that Portuguese made his debut for his new membership, and he would possibly want extra time to completely combine into the squad too.
It is also price remembering that he is 38 now, an age when a participant’s decline is predicted. Ronaldo is not able to bagging targets like he used to earlier than.
Regardless, he is acquired unfair criticism from many quarters and that seemingly will not cease anytime quickly.