Al-Nassr Revealed Ronaldo’s Debut Date
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Al-Nassr Revealed: Cristiano Ronaldo is serving a two-game suspension from the Premier League and won’t play for Al Nassr until their Saudi Premier League encounter against Al Ittifaq on January 22.
Cristiano Ronaldo is getting ready to make his official Al Nassr debut against Al Ettifaq on January 22 in the 14th round of the Saudi Premier League.
The English Football Association (FA) has issued a two-match suspension to the former Manchester United striker, which prevents him from playing for his new squad until the aforementioned date.
On January 2, Ronaldo arrived in Saudi Arabia. Following an amazing presentation at the stadium, he started working out with his new teammates in an effort to get physically fit and be ready for his debut.
In addition to this circumstance, it is possible that the Portuguese will get some playing time during a friendly encounter between Paris Saint-Germain and the top Arab footballers on January 19 in Riyadh.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi may not play each other again at the club level after this game. Argentine Marcelo Gallardo will serve as the Saudi League All-Stars’ coach.
Never was a suspension served.
According to the Daily Mail, the Saudi Professional League will uphold that suspension, therefore Ronaldo won’t be able to participate in the first two games.
He missed the 2-0 league victory against Al Ta’ee on January 5 and will be unavailable for the following match against title rivals Al Shabab on January 14. With the two clubs vying for the top spot in the table, it’s likely that the match versus Al Shabab will decide who wins the Saudi Pro League.
Ronaldo will instead be able to make his Al Nassr debut in January.
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