Cristiano Ronaldo and his team, Al Nassr, suffered a heavy defeat in the final of the Saudi Super Cup, losing 4-1 to Al Hilal
An outstanding performance by the Serbians Aleksandar Mitrovic, who scored twice, and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, left the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo without reward, as he saw the opportunity to capture his first title of the season with Al Nassr slip away after falling 1-4 against Al-Hilal in the final of the Saudi Super Cup on Saturday.
A decisive scoreline that few could have imagined when, with one minute remaining in the first half, Al Nassr took the lead with a goal from Cristiano Ronaldo, who had also scored last Wednesday in the semifinals against Al-Taawon.
The Portuguese forward proved that at 39 years old, he is still insatiable in front of goal, not wasting the first opportunity he had, a backward pass from Abdulrahman Ghareeb, to make it 1-0, which made Al Nassr dream of lifting the title.
A dream that was shattered by the duo of Serbian internationals Aleksandar Mitrovic and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, who denied Cristiano Ronaldo and Al Nassr the league title last season.
If Milinkovic-Savic equalized in the 55th minute (1-1) with a sensational one-two with Mitrovic at the edge of the area, eight minutes later, in the 63rd, Mitrovic put Al Hilal ahead (1-2) by finishing a well-executed set piece with a precise header.
This goal did not seem to dampen the Serbian forward’s appetite, who in the 69th minute made it 1-3 after sending a cross from Brazilian Malcom into the net, receiving the ball advantageously inside the area after a spectacular through ball from Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
A goal that seemed to signal Cristiano Ronaldo’s definite surrender in the final, clearly showing with his gestures that there was nothing left to do, but the punishment was not yet concluded for either Al Nassr or the Portuguese star, who just three minutes later, in the 72nd minute, saw how a mistake by Brazilian goalkeeper Bento allowed Malcom to score the final 1-4.
Did Cristiano make gestures against teammates?
In the heavy defeat against Al Hilal, Cristiano Ronaldo showed his frustration through gestures, demonstrating the Portuguese’s desperation as he felt overrun on the field.
Cristiano was the one who opened the score in the Saudi Super Cup with a goal in the 44th minute. However, in the first 27 minutes of the second half, Al Hilal turned the scoreboard to a definitive 1-4, which caused the Portuguese player’s annoyance.
Al Hilal equalized in the 55th minute with Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, but in the 63rd and 69th minutes, two more goals came from Aleksandar Mitrovic. Just when the 1-3 goal went in, there are shots showing Cristiano addressing Al-Nassr’s bench.
CR7, with an obviously annoyed expression, brought his hands to his face, signaling that he was ‘out of it,’ while looking at the lower area of his team. Then he turned to the benches and extended his arms in search of an explanation before making a gesture indicating it was over.
Before the match resumed, he looked at his teammates, gestured with both hands, and then brought his hands to his backside.