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Cristiano Ronaldo Fumes At Al Nassr Bench During King Cup Loss To Al-Wehda

TV cameras captured Cristiano Ronaldo shouting at a member of the Al Nassr bench during Monday's 1-0 loss to Al-Wehda in the King Cup.

Robert Summerscales

Cristiano Ronaldo Fumes At Al Nassr Bench During King Cup Loss To Al-Wehda
Cristiano Ronaldo Fumes At Al Nassr Bench During King Cup Loss To Al-Wehda /

Cristiano Ronaldo and Al Nassr have now failed to score in three consecutive games after losing 1-0 at home to 10-man Al-Wehda on Monday night.

Ronaldo looks likely to end his first season in Saudi Arabia without a trophy as Monday's shock defeat saw Al Nassr eliminated from the King Cup at the semi-final stage.

Monday's cup exit came after a poor run of results in the Saudi Pro League had seen Al Nassr lose control of the title race.

Cristiano Ronaldo pictured during Al Nassr's 1-0 loss to Al-Wehda in the 2022/23 King Cup
Cristiano Ronaldo pictured during Al Nassr's 1-0 loss to Al-Wehda in the King Cup :: Saudi Sports Company SSC/Twitter/@ssc_sports

Al Nassr have now been shutout in four of their last seven matches in all competitions.

Rudi Garcia was in charge for five of those games before being fired earlier this month.

Al Nassr have yet to appoint a permanent successor for Garcia, with Dinko Jelicic currently in charge on an interim basis.

Ronaldo vented his frustration at a member of Jelicic's bench staff while walking off the field at half-time in Monday's game.

TV cameras captured an angry Ronaldo demanding that more water be sprayed on the pitch ahead of the second half.

Al-Wehda were already 1-0 up at this stage courtesy of an acrobatic overhead finish by Jean-David Beauguel in the 23rd minute.

Ronaldo had scored four goals against Al-Wehda the last time these sides met, but his finishing was not up to scratch on Monday.

He came closest to scoring in the 82nd minute when he hit the crossbar from 10 yards.

But that was just one of a bagful of missed chances on another night to forget for the 38-year-old former Real Madrid superstar.

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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.