Ronaldo helped Al Nassr win an important away win against Al Ahli, under great pressure after 3 consecutive losses and continued to be mocked by rival fans calling him "Messi, Messi, Messi" in the stands.
Ronaldo finds joy and familiar celebration style again
In the first half, Ronaldo had a goal disallowed by the referee due to an offside. But in the second half, in the 68th minute, the Portuguese star took advantage of the opportunity from a penalty awarded by teammate Sami Al Najei after a breakthrough was fouled in the penalty area. From the 11m mark, Ronaldo showed determination and focused on shooting accurately to score.
Ronaldo's goal helped Al Nassr play solidly for the rest of the match to defend their victory. Before that, Al Nassr had gone through 4 matches on all fronts without knowing the taste of victory (1 draw and 3 consecutive losses recently). They were eliminated from the AFC Champions League in the quarter-finals, while in the Saudi Pro League they were far behind their rivals Al Hilal.
Thanks to the victory, Al Nassr has shortened the gap with Al Hilal to 9 points, but has played 1 more match. Ronaldo and his teammates' goal is to firmly defend 2nd place after surpassing Al Ahli (ranked 3rd with 47 points), and hope to create surprises in the remaining rounds.
Ronaldo's excitement after scoring an important goal from the 11m mark
"Back to the winning path. The team continues to move forward!!", Ronaldo wrote on social network X (formerly Twitter), after helping Al Nassr win. Ronaldo also posted a message congratulating Al Nassr's women's club on winning the Saudi Arabian women's football championship for the second consecutive year. These are Ronaldo's consecutive social media activities, after a recent period of complete silence due to Al Nassr's shocking defeats and receiving fierce criticism from the home team's fans.
Messi suffered a minor injury to his right hamstring
On March 16, Inter Miami announced that they had received reports of Messi's injury after examination. The Argentine star was diagnosed with a minor injury to his right hamstring. Therefore, he will be absent from the away match against DC United in the MLS at 1:00 a.m. on March 17.
"Messi's availability will be determined based on daily medical assessments and his recovery over the coming days," Inter Miami's statement added.
Messi felt discomfort in his right hamstring in the recent match
Messi is likely to miss Inter Miami's match against New York Red Bulls at 1am on March 24. At the same time, whether the Argentine star will return to the national team or not is still open, because the Argentine Football Association (AFA) has not contacted Inter Miami to review the situation, according to Tata Martino's assistant coach, Mr. Javier Morales.
Argentina will play two matches in the FIFA Days in March, against El Salvador (March 22) and Costa Rica (March 26). Messi is expected to return to play for Inter Miami at the end of March if he returns healthy from the Argentina team, in the match against New York City FC at 6:30 a.m. on March 31 at home.
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