Cristiano Ronaldo had one other on-field meltdown after showing to rub a shawl on his crotch – in addition to seeming to throw shade at Lionel Messi.
The Portugal famous person, 39, minimize a sometimes pissed off determine as his Al-Nassr aspect had been crushed 2-0 by rivals Al-Hilal within the Riyadh Season Cup ultimate that, bizarrely sufficient, was kicked off by a surreal look from The Undertaker (oh Saudi Arabian sport, by no means change).
In the closing phases of the competition, Ronaldo was seen furiously wagging his finger at followers and appeared to mouth the phrases: “I am here, not Messi,” whereas tapping his chest, doubtlessly in reference to how the Argentinian pulled out of Inter Miami’s conflict with Al-Nassr late within the day. Later, as he walked down the tunnel, he was filmed grabbing an Al-Hilal scarf somebody had thrown at him and appeared to rub it towards his groin earlier than tossing it away in anger.
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Supporters on social media branded the five-time Ballon d’Or winner “petulant” and “insecure”, with some even suggesting he search skilled recommendation for his antics. Reacting, one X person wrote: “How insecure can you get? He’s still so bothered about Messi it’s unreal.”
A second joked: “I might give my left kidney to observe Ronaldo’s response to the World Cup ultimate. The man is a joke.” A 3rd wrote: “Really doesn’t take much to get him raging. Makes you wonder if something’s wrong. Maybe he should see someone.”
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Defeat for Al-Nassr means little or no contemplating the match was virtually a pleasant, however the outcome will probably strengthen Al-Hilal’s resolve heading into the latter phases of the Saudi Pro League season. Al-Hilal are seven factors away from second-placed Al-Nassr on the high of the desk, and are the one undefeated group left within the division.
Ronaldo’s aspect got here up quick within the league final season, ending second behind Al-Ittihad, and it seems as if they are going to undergo the identical destiny once more this 12 months with simply 11 league video games remaining.
Last night time’s match was Al-Nassr’s first since thrashing Inter Miami 6-0 final week. Fans had been denied the prospect to see Messi and Ronaldo share a pitch, probably for the ultimate time, after Ronaldo sat the sport out with an harm. He was, nonetheless, noticed grinning from the stands after his group raced right into a 3-0 lead inside the primary 12 minutes.