It was one of the most important victories of Hernan Crespo In the three and a half months that he has been in Al Ain, of the United Arab Emirates. The significance happened through the competition and the instance, the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Champions League de Asia, and for the rival, Al Nasr, the Saudi team that counted in the attack with Cristiano Ronaldo and Sadio Mané.
Al Ain, which in 2018 eliminated River on penalties in the semi-finals of the Club World Cup, won by 1-0 to Al Nassr in Abu Dhabi. Next Monday revenge will be played in Riyadh. Crespo let out a euphoric celebration with the victory, achieved with a very good finish from the Moroccan Soufiane Rahimi, after an exact assist from the Paraguayan Alejandro “Kaku” Romero Gamarra, remembered in our country during its passage through Hurricane. Among the starters for the Emirati team was Matías Palacios, the midfielder emerged from the San Lorenzo youth teams.
The triumph of Crespo’s team over Cristiano Ronaldo’s
Crespo’s satisfaction contrasted with Cristiano’s discomfort, who in the end withdrew making disgruntled gestures. The last two weeks were not good for the Portuguese. It reappeared after a suspension date in Saudi Arabia for responding with obscene gestures to fans of Al Shabab who chanted the name of Lionel Messi. CR7 had scored a goal at 3-2 in that match in the Saudi Pro League and after the end he confronted the rival fans, placing his hands at the level of his genitals.
Cristiano has five goals in eight games in the Asian Champions League, but against Al Ain he was erratic. He missed two scoring opportunities. The first, with a cross shot inside the area that was blocked by goalkeeper Khalid Eisa. The second was much more favorable; facing the goal and without a mark, the shot went to the goalkeeper’s body. Pure regret for Cristiano, who also complained at another time with the referee for not having taken charge of an alleged foul committed against him.
Con 39 years accomplished a month ago, and beyond an impeccable physical condition, a product of his obsession with working out at the gym, Cristiano’s career has already turned the curve and is entering the last straight. He, until now, has not set deadlines, but a video leaked an infidelity by his wife, Georgina Rodriguez, during a fashion show. “One year”, responds in a conversation about how much his partner has left in football. Then she adds: “A year or two, I don’t know.” His contract with Al Nassr is until June 2025.
Competitive by nature, in addition to the adventure in Saudi Arabia, where his landing triggered the arrival of other footballers with important international careers in the following months. Cristiano has the Euro Cup marked with a highlighter, which will be held in the middle of this year in Germany. With little chance of closing his brilliant career by winning a World Cup, CR7 will seek with his team to reconquer the title he already won in 2016, which was then followed by winning the 2019 Nations League.
In the Saudi Pro League He is on his way to being the top scorer, with 22 goals (7 penalties) in 20 matches. He is three ahead of Aleksandar Mitrovic, of the pointer Al Hilal. The fight for the champion title seems more complex. Although there are 12 dates left, Al Nassr is second, nine points behind Al Hilal.
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