During Al-Nassr’s loss against Al-Ain by a score of 1-0 on Monday night, cries of insults directed at Lionel Messi were directed at Cristiano Ronaldo for the second time.
Just the week before, the Portuguese forward was reportedly called in by the Saudi Pro League’s top officials to provide an explanation for a gesture he made at supporters who were screaming Messi’s name in his direction.
It would appear that supporters are not going to stop taunting the five-time winner of the Ballon d’Or, as they once again took aim at him during their match in the quarterfinals of the AFC Champions League.A shout of “Messi, Messi” could be heard coming from the crowd as Ronaldo was leaving the field during the halftime break of their match. This was an unmistakable attack directed at the star player for Al-Nassr.
A video of Ronaldo was uploaded on X, which was then known as Twitter. In the video, Ronaldo can be seen shaking his head and making his way down the tunnel. He is extremely unhappy. Therefore, the former Real Madrid and Manchester United great was on the losing side after Soufiane Rahimi scored in the first half of the encounter, despite the fact that he played the complete 90 minutes of the contest.
The event that took place at Al-Ain is just one more instance of fans in Saudi Arabia mocking the forward by chanting disparagingly about his significant adversary, which also took place the previous week.
Al-Nassr, which is led by the 39-year-old player, faced off against Al-Shabab, which is comprised of players such as Yannick Carrasco, a former midfielder for Atletico Madrid, and Ivan Rakitic, with whom he had previously played for Barcelona.
Upon hearing the final whistle, Ronaldo extended his congratulations to his colleagues, who had just gained three points with their 3-2 victory.
The Portugal international, on the other hand, appeared to be irritated by the fact that fans in the audience were screaming the name of Lionel Messi, who was his former competitor in the El Classico.
The answer that Ronaldo gave was to put his palm to his ear and then make a gesture towards his crotch, with the signal appearing to be directed at the fans who were present.
Immediately following the event, the Saudi soccer chiefs decided to suspend the forward for one match each.
As a result of the committee’s decision, he will be required to pay a fine to the Saudi Football Federation in the amount of 10,000 Saudi riyals ($2,666), as well as 20,000 Saudi riyals to Al-Shabab in order to cover the costs of lodging the complaint.
There will be no opportunity to challenge the verdict, according to the committee.
During the month of April in the previous year, he also gave the impression of grabbing his genitals as he was walking back to the dugout after the conclusion of a league game against Al Hilal, which Al Nassr had lost by a score of 2-0.