Al Nassr Vs Persepolis: Cristiano Ronaldo Takes The Team To The Fall Of The Asian Champions League

Cristiano Ronaldo led Al Nassr to qualify for the knockout stages of the 2023/2024 Asian Champions League (Instagram/@alnassr).

JAKARTA - Al Nassr vs Persepolis matchday five of Group E of the 2023/2024 Asian Champions League at Al-Awwal Park, Tuesday, November 28, 2023, early morning WIB, ended the goalless series.

Even though he only earned one point, Al Nassr was solid at the top of the standings while at the same time ensuring himself qualify for the last 16.

In fact, Al Nassr had a chance to lead at the start of the match when the referee pointed to the spot. The fairer saw a foul on Cristiano Ronaldo in the penalty box.

However, CR7 even approached the referee and refused a penalty.

The incident began when the ball failed to be well controlled by Soroush Rafiei, a Persepolisian player, in the penalty box. Ronaldo immediately grabbed the wild ball.

Seeing the CR7 action, Rafiei tried to close the movement to make the Portuguese player fall.

The referee immediately pointed to point 12. Suddenly, the decision received strong protests from Persepolis players. However, unexpectedly Ronaldo asked to cancel the penalty because he felt he had not been violated.

As a result, the referee did not give Al Nassr a penalty based on the consideration of a video assistant referee (VAR).

Meanwhile, the Al Nassr vs Persepolis party has been running with high tension since the beginning of the match.

Al Nassr even lost one player when the game had only been running for 17 minutes. Ali Lajami received a sad card immediately after making a hard tackle on Milad Sarlak.

Ronaldo had protested to the field prosecutor, but did not change the decision.

Persepolis yang unggul jumlah pemain menguasai jalannya laga. Terlihat beberapa peluang diciptakan, salah satu kans besar terjadi pada menit ke-25.

Masoud Rigi managed to fire a shot from close range. Unfortunately, the effort was still saved by goalkeeper Al Nassr, Nawaf Al-Aqidi. No goals were created until the first half was over.

The Iranian representatives again took advantage of the advantages of the number of players in the second half. Persepolis' efforts bore fruit soon the second half began.

However, Shahab Zahedi's goal was disallowed by the referee because he was first trapped offside.

Al Nassr can actually get out of the pressure. However, there is only one golden opportunity created in the 56th minute.

Ronaldo's low kick only slightly deviated on the left side of the Persepolis goal.

Until the game was over, the score was 0-0 unchanged. Al Nassr vs Persepolis ended without a winner.

Even so, an additional one point is enough for Al Nassr to ensure a step to the knockout stages of the 2023/2024 Asian Champions League. Currently they have collected 13 points.

The points of Cristiano Ronaldo and his friends were no longer overtaken by other contestants. Moreover, they still have one game left against Istiklol, the caretaker of the standings, who on paper will be conquered.