During the disappointing loss last Thursday, Cristiano Ronaldoseemed to injure his ankle playingfor Al-Nassr for the second time. The 37-year-old previously made his Saudi Pro League debut in a 1-0 victory against Al-Ettifaq, weeks after finalizing his lucrative transfer to the Middle East.
Then, in the Saudi Cup Semi-Finals, his side faced off against Al-Ittihad, and ultimately lost 3-1. Even on a more personal level, Ronaldo had a frustrating evening since he missed many good opportunities to register his name on the scoreboard. Unfortunately, he looks to be struggling to adapt to the Middle Eastern style of play, as he has yet to record a goal or assist for his new team in competitive games.
When the five-time Ballon dāOr winner was later seen staggering off the pitch, it was clear that things had become much worse for him. After being brought to the ground by second-half replacement Hamdan Al-Shamrani, the ex-Real Madrid starwas left writhing in pain, leaving the Saudi clubworried about the extent of the injury to their new star.
Will Cristiano Ronaldo be included in Al-Nassrāslineup to face Al Fateh?
Cristiano Ronaldo of Al-Nassr. (Yasser Bakhsh/Getty Images)
Saudi newspaperAl-Bilad report that sincehe hasfully recovered from his injury, Cristiano Ronaldo will play for his team against Al Fateh this weekend.A significant matchup between Al Fateh and Rudi Garciaās players is set for Friday at the Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Sports City Stadium in the latest round of the Saudi Pro League.
As of right now, Al Fatehare doing really well in the Saudi Pro League, as they are sitting comfortably in sixth. They defeated Al Wehda by a score of 2-0 in their last match and will try to continue that winning streak this time around against Cristiano Ronaldoās table leaders.
