Al-Nassr forward Cristiano Ronaldo was involved in a furious bust-up with his own coaching team during the Saudi outfit’s 1-0 defeat against Al-Wehda in the King Cup of Champions
Cristiano Ronaldo lost his cool again and launched a furious verbal volley at Al-Nassr’s coaches after the Saudi outfit went in at half-time trailing 1-0 to Al-Wehda in the King Cup of Champions semi-final.
Cristiano Ronaldo could go trophyless in his first Al-Nassr season.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner was involved in a furious post-match spat after his side were held to 0-0 draw by by Al-Feiha in the Saudi Pro League at the start of the month.
And the veteran let rip again on Monday night with Al-Nassr trailing against Al-Wehda in the cup. As the two teams walked off at the break, a visibly disillusioned Ronaldo was seen trudging towards the bench before angrily remonstrating with his own coaching team.
Ronaldo and co re-emerged after the break but were unable to keep their cup campaign alive – even though Al-Wehda were reduced to 10 men in the 55th minute after Ronaldo was scythed down by Abdullah Al-Hafith.
Al-Nassr are currently without a manager after parting company with previous boss Rudi Garcia earlier this month. The Frenchman, who spent less than 12 months at the helm, left his post via mutual consent with the club in second place in the league.
The club are yet to confirm Garcia’s successor, although a host of high-profile names have been linked with the role, including AS Roma chief Jose Mourinho and former Spain national team manager Luis Enrique. Dinko Jelicic, the former manager of the club’s Under-19 team, is currently in charge.
Cristiano Ronaldo (pictured right) was left fuming at his own bench as Al-Nassr were knocked out of the King Cup of Champions on Tuesday evening
Ronaldo left the pitch shaking his head at half time with his side 1-0 down in the game
He eventually stormed off the field of play having missed an effort from point-blank range
Ronaldo has netted 11 times for Al-Nassr since arriving from Manchester United but could still end the season empty-handed. Defeat against Al-Wehda ended his team’s cup hopes, while Al-Nassr are also three points off the top in the league and have played a game more than leaders Al-Ittihad.
Al-Nassr and Ronaldo return to Saudi Pro League action on Friday when they host Al-Raed.
