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Why Ronaldo’s frustrated reaction after Al-Shabab draw?

He was brought on with 30 minutes to spare but couldn’t make the difference.

The decision to remove the 38-year-old from the starting lineup raised a few eyebrows as the former Manchester United started against Paris Saint Germain and Inter Milan in recent friendlies.

Al-Nassr manager Luis Castro introduced Cristiano Ronaldo to change the game flow in the 62nd minute as the game was 0-0 till that point.

Though Ronaldo managed himself in an excellent position to open the scoring he was deemed off-side and the entire attack phase broke down.

The Saudi club will play Tunisian side Monastir on Monday before finishing off the group with a game against Egyptian side Zamalek on Thursday.

Ronaldo’s teammate at Manchester United full-back Alex Telles has left Manchester United to join Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr on a contract until 2025.

Financial details were not disclosed although media reports suggested United would receive around 6 million pounds ($7.71 million) for the deal.

Al-Nassr, who finished second in the league last season, was banned by FIFA earlier this month from registering new players due to outstanding debts.

According to reports, the outstanding debts were related to the transfer of Nigerian attacker Ahmed Musa, who moved to Al-Nassr from English side Leicester City in 2018.

In a ruling in October 2021, FIFA said Al-Nassr still had to pay a sum of 460,000 euros ($513,544) to Leicester for the signing of Musa, who played 62 games for the Saudi Arabian club in all competitions, scoring 14 goals, before leaving in 2020.

Why Ronaldo’s frustrated reaction after Al-Shabab draw?
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