:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/IL3EIEDZSNH7ZDO2BTBUKY7PR4.jpg "Cristiano Ronaldo qualified with Al Nassr for the Copa del Rey de Campeones semi-finals: recap and goals")
Con Cristiano Ronaldo, Al Nassr beat Abha 3-1 at the Marsool Park stadium and qualified for the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey de Campeones 2023. The Portuguese striker failed to score and played until the 87th minute of the last part of the match. From now on, he is only waiting for his next rival to request the pass for the final of the competition. Sami Al Naji, Abdullah Al Khaibari and Mohammed Maran scored the goals from the box ‘YELLOW’.
Today Tuesday, March 14, Cristiano Ronaldo will debut in the King of Champions Cup When Al Nasser in front, for the quarter-finals, al Abha, at King Saud University Stadium. This championship is equivalent to the Coupe de Saudi Arabia, since all 16 Pro League teams participate and the champion gets a quota for the AFC Champions League 2023-24, as well as the right to play in the Saudi Super Cup against the league winner and runner-up of both tournaments.
The Portuguese striker arrives hungry for revenge, as he has just gone two dates without scoring, the last in the 1-0 defeat against Al Ittihad, game that cost them the top of the league. For this reason, the Portuguese will try to resume the goalscoring streak with which he started his trip to the Middle East, managing to score 8 goals in his first 8 official matches, which were a ‘hat trick‘in the 3-0 on Damak, a ‘poker‘ in the 4-0 against Al Wehda and the rest in the 2-2 draw with Al Fateh.
Remember that in the latest edition of King of Champions CupAl Nassr were knocked out in the quarter-finals after losing 2-1 with Al Hilal of André Carrillo. In this edition, they have just beaten Al Adalah 2-0 in the round of 16, on December 21, 2022, when they still had not Cristiano Ronaldo among their ranks and aim to keep advancing phases.
It should be noted that, Al Nasser He has not been proclaimed in this contest for many years. The last time they did so was 33 years ago in the 1989-90 season when they beat Al-Taawoun 2-0 in the final. Obtaining the trophy would therefore be one of the first great achievements of ‘CR7‘ In Saudi Arabia.
The beginnings of Cristiano Ronaldo in the King of Champions Cup It will take place today, Tuesday March 14 at 9:30 p.m. in Peru. If you are in another country, know the rest of the schedules:
– 09:30 am / Peru, Ecuador, Colombia
– 08:30 / Mexico
– 10:30 a.m. / Venezuela, Bolivia, USA (ET).
– 11:30 a.m. / Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Chile and Paraguay
– 3:30 p.m. / Spain, Germany, Italy and France.
Those who wish to see Peru A Cristiano Ronaldo in the duel of Al Nasser against. Abha can tune into the DIRECTV Sports signal or their DirecTV GO app for computers and mobile devices.
Al Nasser of Cristiano Ronaldo won’t be the only team to play the King of Champions Cup this March 14, since Al Hilal of Andre Carrillo He will also be active when he faces Al Fateh, the former team of Christian Cueva there Alex Valera, at 1:00 p.m. Peruvian time. The team of ‘Snake‘ was runners-up in the last edition, in which they lost in the final against Al-Fayha.
The Peruvian already knows what it’s like to win the competition, as he did in the 2019-20 season, when they precisely beat Al Nasser. Depending on the composition of the teams, the two teams could meet in the final during this edition. To do this, they must pass the quarter-finals and the semi-finals. In this way, there would be a confrontation between Carrillo YOUCR7‘ at the end.
Note that Al Adalah, the team of ‘small yard‘Gonzaleswas eliminated in the round of 16 after falling precisely with Al Nasser. In this match, the Peruvian started, but could not change the fate of the team.