Cristiano Ronaldo furious as Al-Nassr drop points in Saudi Pro League season opener after veteran opens scoring with header

Al-Nassr drew 1-1 with Al-Raed in their first game of the Saudi Pro League season, with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring the opening goal but having a second goal disallowed for offside.

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Thursday night was a frustrating one for Cristiano Ronaldo as he saw Al-Nassr held to a 1-1 draw by Al-Raed in the opening game of the 2024-25 Saudi Pro League season.

Luis Castro’s Al-Nassr were runners-up in the 2023-24 Saudi Pro League (SPL) and had high hopes of winning silverware this season. However, things got off to a bad start last week when they were thrashed 4-1 by rivals Al-Hilal in the Saudi Arabian Super Cup final, despite Ronaldo opening the scoring before the SPL champions scored four second-half goals.

On Thursday, Al-Nassr kicked off their league campaign with a home game against Al-Raed, who finished 12th in the SPL last season, 45 points behind Ronaldo and co.

Alongside Ronaldo, Castro’s side featured his usual stellar line-up, including the likes of Sadio Mané, Alex Telles, Otávio, Marcelo Brozovic and Euro 2024 winner Aymeric Laporte.

They started brightly, with Ronaldo putting the hosts ahead with a spectacular header, which the 39-year-old Portuguese star rose high and finished with precision from Sadio Mane’s cross. It was Ronaldo’s third goal in three games this season, having also scored in Al-Nassr’s 2-0 win over Al-Taawon in the Saudi Arabian Super Cup semi-final.

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Ronaldo celebrated his stunning goal with his famous “SIU” celebration and looked extremely motivated after putting his team ahead. However, despite dominating the game with 70% possession and taking 31 shots, Al-Nassr were unable to find a second goal.

Disaster struck when Mohammed Fouzair equalised for Al-Raed with a penalty early in the second half, leaving Ronaldo furious. His frustration was only compounded when he had a goal ruled out for offside, with VAR confirming he had been ahead by the narrowest of margins.

Al-Nassr even had a penalty appeal for handball denied in second-half injury time, even after the referee reviewed the incident on the pitchside monitor, and Al-Raed managed to hold on for a memorable draw.

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Ronaldo’s frustration also comes after he left the Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium last week without collecting his silverware following Al-Nassr’s 4-1 defeat to Al-Hilal. The 39-year-old was vocal in his anger throughout the game, gesturing furiously at several of his team-mates as four second-half goals were scored.

Despite the ongoing frustrations, Ronaldo’s first-half strike on Thursday means he has now scored 60 goals in 66 appearances for Al-Nassr, as well as winning the SPL Golden Boot last season with 35 goals.

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A solid start to the campaign is particularly important for Ronaldo given he failed to score at Euro 2024 and struggled as Portugal were knocked out in the quarter-finals by France.

Al-Nassr and Ronaldo will be back in action on Tuesday when they travel to face Al-Feiha in their second game of the season.

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