The video of Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo’s anger following his team lost Al-Nasr once morest Al-Ittihad, from which he snatched the top spot in the Saudi Football League by winning 1-0, on Thursday, achieved millions of views, and it was widely circulated by social media pioneers.
The video shows Ronaldo leaving the King Abdullah Sports City stadium in Jeddah, as part of the twentieth stage competitions, and he is angry, following which he forcefully kicks some water cans that were on the field.
The video was published by the account of sports activist Alaa Saeed on Twitter, and as of Friday morning, it had achieved more than 3.4 million views.
Signs of anger at the loss were strongly visible on Ronaldo’s face, despite hearing the cheers of the crowd near his place of passage, chanting his name.
Al-Ittihad, who won the match once morest Al-Nassr, owes the three points to its Brazilian striker Romarinho, who scored the only goal (80).
Al-Ittihad raised its score to 47 points to take the lead, one point ahead of Al-Nassr, who retreated to second place.
Accompanied by 57,244 fans, Al-Ittihad started the confrontation fiercely, wanting to snatch an early goal, and almost achieved that in the third minute, following a wonderful tactical sentence, to reach the ball to Abdul Razzaq Hamdallah, who did not deal with it optimally to go outside the field.
The Saudi Championship.. Al-Ittihad wins over Al-Nasr, and Ronaldo comments on the defeat
Al-Ittihad snatched the lead in the Saudi Football League from its Alex Reed, Al-Nasr, the former leader, by defeating it 1-0 Thursday at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah, within the twentieth stage competitions.
Commenting on the defeat, Ronaldo expressed his disappointment with the result, vowing to continue “focusing on our season and the upcoming matches.”
And in a post on his account Instagram Ronaldo thanked Al Nasr fans for his support.
