"Al Nasr" coach Stefano Pioli made the decision on Cristiano Ronaldo's decision to participate in the Saudi Arabian King's Cup after Friday's match against "Al Hazm".
Al Nassr represented by Cristiano Ronaldo will meet Al Hazm in the round of 16 of the Saudi Arabian King's Cup. After Friday's win over Al-Etifaq, head coach Stefano Pioli made the crucial decision regarding the Portuguese star and today's game. In order to rest the Portuguese forward, the new Al Nasr coach decided to leave Cristiano Ronaldo out of the squad, meaning he will not see a single game in this knockout round.
With the match against Al Etifaq only a few days ago, the Italian coach hopes to keep Ronaldo in order to avoid long games that could deteriorate his physical condition.
In the fifth round of the Saudi Professional League, Ronaldo scored the first goal to help Al Nasr beat Al Etifaq 3-0 away from home.
An unbeaten record in the Saudi Professional League
Following the shock resignation of head coach Luis Castro and the subsequent appointment of his successor, Stefano Pioli, Al Nasr continued to progress in the Saudi Arabian Professional League, becoming one of the few teams still unbeaten.
CR7 performed well and scored the first goal in Al Nassr's fourth-round away win over Al Ettifaq on Friday. Goals from Salem Alnajidi and Anderson Taliska helped the team win 3-0. With this victory, Al Nasr remains firmly in fifth place and remains unbeaten with two wins and two draws. The Portuguese legend's next game is on Friday when his side face Al Wida in the fifth round of the Saudi Professional League.
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