Al Nassr will have a clash with Al Hilal in the last friendly match of the winter break, where Cristiano Ronaldo returns from injury.
Al-Hilal head coach Jorge Jesus gave a lot of praise to Cristiano Ronaldo before the friendly match with Al-Nassr tonight (February 9 Vietnam time).
Both clubs will return to play in official tournaments after the last friendly match of this winter break. The icon of Portuguese football has been sidelined due to a muscle injury recently, but is expected to play in the match against Al-Hilal, which is a big motivation for the Riyadh-based team. have to hope to successfully take revenge on their direct competitor to win this year’s Saudi Pro League national championship.
Speaking about the five-time Ballon d’Or winner, Jesus said (via @TheNassrZone):
“Cristiano Ronaldo is a world-class player and he has done a lot in his football career, I see and everyone sees that.”
“But professionalism in Saudi Arabia has become an important thing and both teams will have to reflect a positive image of Saudi sport in particular and the Middle East in general in this match.” .
Obviously, coach Al-Hilal’s statements are not just words, because Al-Hilal is the most annoying team for Ronaldo and Al Nassr since the 2023/24 season started. The series of sublime performance with 20 consecutive unbeaten matches, including 18 victories of CR7 and the home team Al Awwal Park, was bitterly interrupted by Al-Hilal. This will certainly be a very notable clash.
Cristiano Ronaldo is the key to helping Al Nassr have good form this season, the 39-year-old striker has scored 24 goals and assisted 11 goals in 25 matches in all competitions.
Ronaldo and Al Nassr are second in the Saudi Pro League, seven points behind leaders Al-Hilal. Their first match after the break is a home match against Al Fateh on Saturday (February 17).
