Al-Nassr and Cristiano #Ronaldo lost the semi-final of the Arabian Super Cup to Al-Ittihad—Five-time Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo is still waiting for his first goal for Al-Nassr after making his side conceded their second goal to the semi-final of the Saudi Super Cup against Al-Ittihad.
Ronaldo, who also did not make an official debut for Al-Nassr at the weekend, was unable to make a big impact as his side lost 3-1 - thanks to goals from Romarinho, Hamdallah and Al-Shaqeeti.
However, the Portuguese forward came close as he got into action just before half-time, bouncing high into the air and heading off the post, but was saved by Grohe in goal.
To everyone, it seems that the striker has opened an account in Saudi Arabia but the wait continues.
His suffering increased as Al-Ittihad fought back at the other end and doubled their lead thanks to Hamdallah. Although Talisca scored a goal for Al-Nassr, Ronaldo's side were beaten on the clock as Al-Ittihad sealed victory in injury time with a third goal.
The 37-year-old appeared frustrated after failing to score despite looking sharp early on as he tried to mediate the crowd with some of his signature tricks.
Ronaldo, who often has to drop deep to win the ball, has only managed to hit one shot on target in his two games for Al-Nassr as he has struggled to start since a shock move from Manchester United.
His night was summed up in the 54th minute when he was on the right flank and brusquely crossed for a throw-in on the opposite flank.
Just 10 minutes later, the striker had the opportunity to open the scoring in ecstatic style when Al-Nassr was awarded Ronaldo's killer free kick. But it wasn't for Ronaldo, who hit the ball well but sent the ball over the bar and Grohe couldn't stop it.
It was Ronaldo's first defeat in an Al-Nassr shirt, when the striker was unable to lead his team to the final of the Saudi Super Cup.
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