Incident Of Cristiano Ronaldo 'Gives' A Penalty To Opponents For Protecting His Nose, Netizens Give Support

Portugal national team player Cristiano Ronaldo. (Photo: Twitter @selecaoportugal)

JAKARTA - Bad luck befell Cristiano Ronaldo while defending the Portugal national team when he met the Czech Republic in the UEFA Nations League, Sunday, September 25 in the morning WIB. The Manchester United (MU) star was involved in a bloody incident.

The incident occurred when the game had only been running for 12 minutes. His nose was bleeding when he tried to gore the ball in the opponent's penalty box.

He collided with Czech goalkeeper Tomas Vacik which left his nose seriously injured. The 37-year-old player also had to receive serious treatment before finally being allowed by the medical team to return to the field.

Unfortunately, when Ronaldo entered the field, Portugal actually received a penalty. The penalty was given because Ronaldo was caught holding the ball with his hands in the penalty box.

This moment received mixed comments from fans and netizens. Some mocked Ronaldo, but many defended him.

Some said that the act of holding the ball was a reflex by Ronaldo to protect his injured nose from being hit by the ball.

"Honestly can't blame Ronaldo for the handball. The man was just protecting his nose," one Twitter user said.

"Ronaldo only protects his broken nose," another commented.

"They think a guy who plays after this will head the ball clearly instead of covering his nose as a reflex," added another netizen.

"This is not on purpose. He protects his nose," another netizen who quipped a little.

While another Twitter user messaged, "Understandable handball from Ronaldo, he did it to protect his face."