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Cristiano Ronaldo Watches From Crowd As Al Nassr Beat Al-Ta'ee In Awful Playing Conditions

Cristiano Ronaldo was in the crowd at Mrsool Park as Al Nassr beat Al-Ta'ee 2-0 in awful playing conditions in the Saudi Pro League. Talisca scored two goals.

Robert Summerscales

Cristiano Ronaldo Watches From Crowd As Al Nassr Beat Al-Ta'ee In Awful Playing Conditions
Cristiano Ronaldo Watches From Crowd As Al Nassr Beat Al-Ta'ee In Awful Playing Conditions /

Cristiano Ronaldo was in the crowd at Mrsool Park on Friday as Al Nassr beat Al-Ta'ee 2-0 to go four points clear at the top of the Saudi Pro League.

Thousands of fans had flocked to Mrsool Park hoping to see Ronaldo in action for the first time since he was officially unveiled as an Al Nassr player earlier this week.

But the 37-year-old was unavailable as he was serving the first part of a two-game suspension carried over from his time at former club Manchester United.

Ronaldo's debut is instead expected to come on January 22 against Ettifaq.

Cristiano Ronaldo pictured (left) at Mrsool Park to watch Al Nassr vs Al-Ta'ee in January 2023
Cristiano Ronaldo pictured (left) at Mrsool Park to watch Al Nassr vs Al-Ta'ee :: Twitter/@ssc_sports

But Al Nassr did not need their new no.7 because Brazilian Talisca scored twice to extend his lead in the Saudi Pro League's Golden Boot race.

Talisca has now scored 11 goals in 10 games this season.

His first of the match arrived via a header on 42 minutes and he scored again early in the second half following an assist by goalkeeper David Ospina.

Friday's game had originally been scheduled for Thursday but an electrical fault at Mrsool Park, caused by heavy rain, forced a postponement.

The weather was not much better on Friday and kick-off was delayed by around 20 minutes as officials attempted to make the pitch playable.

They succeeded, just about, although the playing conditions were still pretty awful and hardly suitable for a five-time Ballon d'Or winner, as large puddles caused the ball to run unevenly.

Ronaldo may well have been glad that he was able to watch the game from the dry premium seats at Mrsool Park.

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Robert Summerscales
ROBERT SUMMERSCALES

Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.

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