According to Spain’s Marca newspaper, Cristiano Ronaldo’s act of touching the championship trophy before the match may have been a taboo that led to Al Nassr’s surprising 1-4 defeat against Al Hilal on August 18.
Before the Saudi Super Cup final, Ronaldo, as Al Nassr’s captain, was seen carrying the trophy onto the field. The 39-year-old couldn’t resist the urge to touch the trophy as if it were already his. Marca notes that this was an unusual action for Ronaldo, one he had never performed before.
“Ronaldo had a great career and played for a long time, but he made a childish mistake as a rookie player. At 39, he fell into the temptation of touching the championship trophy before playing a final. This curse is still present. “It is really strange that a player like Ronaldo does this. He had never done this gesture in his career. ”
Ronaldo helped Al Nassr take a 1-0 lead over rivals Al Hilal in the 44th minute after a close-range lead. However, in the second half it was a different story, Al Nassr players played weakly and made many mistakes in defense, allowing Al Hilal to score 4 goals in 17 minutes to win the final 4-1 and win the Saudi Super Cup championship. Al Hilal’s goals were scored by Milinkovic Savic (55th minute), Mitrovic (63rd and 69th minute), Malcom (72nd minute).
Between Al Hilal’s goals, Ronaldo always showed his disappointment with his teammates, making fun of them for playing as if they were asleep, causing frustration among Al Nassr fans. At the end of the match, this famous player also refused to receive the medal and went straight to the locker room.
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On his personal account on the social network X (formerly Twitter), Ronaldo also did not update his status as usual. Showing the great disappointment of the famous Portuguese player. Last season, Al Hilal was also an enemy of Ronaldo and Al Nassr in all the major tournaments in Saudi Arabia, including the Saudi Pro League, the King Cup and the Super Cup.
“Ronaldo will probably have to wait a long time to win his first title in Saudi Arabia. The only trophy he has so far with Al Nassr is the Arab Club Champions Cup in 2023, but this is an unofficial tournament,” the newspaper Marca noted.
