:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/RVRL55CCHRCTXOFXQYKSHPGBRQ.jpg "'He's much better than you': Cristiano Ronaldo's reaction to fan's cry for Messi 1")
The presence of Cristiano Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia has generated a revolution for the Asian country. Thousands of people gather to see the Portuguese star in every game of the Al Nasrthe club that paid a fortune to take the striker’s goals after his abrupt departure from Manchester United.
Last Friday, March 3, the team that has CR7 as their new star needed 12 extra minutes to defeat Al Baten 3-1, the last team in the local league positions, on the 19th date of the Saudi Professional League. Beyond the triumph, once the match is played in the King Saud University Stadiuman event happened that went viral on social media.
As Cristiano made his way to the locker room, a child who happened to be nearby managed to yell at him “Messi is much better than you”. said sentence did not bother the Portuguesewho followed his journey through the tunnel and, in the video that was uploaded to the Tik Tok account @abdulazizsweetness2, you can see how Al Nassr number 7 says: “In general an easy game, it was an easy game”.
The Portuguese striker’s reaction had nothing to do with the youngster’s cry for Messi but had to do with what it would cost his team to beat the bottom of the Saudi football table. How did the game develop? The visit was led by the goal scored by Uruguayan Renzo López, with a past at Central Córdoba in Santiago del Estero.
When it looked like victory was going to be for Al Baten, the match referee decided to award 12 minutes of extra time. And that’s where Al-Nassr’s goalscoring power came through, scoring three goals in that span. Abdulrahman Ghareeb equalized at minute 47, and on the twelfth minute of the throw-in, Mohammed Al-Fatil completed the comeback. There was only time for Mohammed Maran to put final numbers on the scoreboard at 59 in the second half.
The end of the match marked the home owner’s fourth victory against an opponent who had just picked up their first league-wide victory in Saudi Arabia. With this victory, Al-Nassr remains first in the competition with 46 points, two more than his escort Al-Ittihad. Next Thursday, they will face off to see how the Arab league summit continues. Al Baten, on the other hand, is last out of 16 teams, has only 6 points and is 10 units behind the last team that would be saved from relegation.
For his part, Cristiano Ronaldo has demonstrated his qualities as a goalscorer since his arrival in Saudi Arabia. In six games with his new team, he already has 8 goals.
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