Cristiano Ronaldo returns in ‘missing training’ to seal Saudi professional league golden boots

Cristiano Ronaldo will extend his lead to the Saudi Pro League Golden Boot game to leads like Karim Benzema and Ivan Toney when the AL-NASSR captain played against Al-Khaleej on Monday (GMT 17:10).

On the same night when Ronaldo’s former Manchester United club Manchester United faced Tottenham in the Europa League final, he is currently the club’s starting lineup after winning three games with the Red Devils in the 2007/08 Premier League Golden Boot Championship.

This match is Al-Nassr’s last season home game and they will be done without a trophy, no more than the third time. According to Al-Riyadh, Ronaldo missed the training for personal reasons.

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Why doesn’t Cristiano Ronaldo play for Al Nassr?

Al-Nassr had little to play in the end of the campaign, and champion Al-Ittihad was well beyond their reach, with its AFC Champions League campaign ending a 3-2 home loss against J League contender Kawasaki in the semifinals on April 30.

Ronaldo rested before the match against Kawasaki but did not contribute directly to the goal in that game or in Al-Nassr’s subsequent 3-2 home win over Al-Ittihad.

According to media reports at the time, five defeats of Ballon D’Or D’Or D’Or D’Or D’Or D’Or D’Or won 9-0 on May 12 at Al-Akhdoud because of “lack of preparation”.

Former Manchester City regular Aymeric Laporte, who joined Al-Nassr from the Cityzens for £23.6 million in August 2023 but has now been left out of their last four matches, is also said to have been training individually because of “tensions” with manager Stefano Pioli while considering several offers from clubs including Marseille, who sealed Champions League qualification and at least a top-three place in France on Saturday.

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Cristiano Ronaldo injured: “No problem”

Portugal’s head coach Roberto Martínez appointed the 40-year-old team in the semifinals against Germany in Munich (20:00) on June 4 in Munich (20:00).

Ronaldo left the contract at Al-Nassr at the end of the season, leading to rumors of his potential departure – but Martinez closed any speculation about the physical condition of the five-time Ballon d’Or d’Or Winner.

“About Cristiano’s fitness, he can play,” Martinez said in a squad announcement. “No problem.”

Portugal’s all-time leading scorer has been threatened in front of goals ahead of this semester, winning 33 goals in 39 matches in all matches at AL-NASSR.

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Al Nassr vs Al Khaleej

Jhon Duran – signed from Villa for £65m in January – two-time African football player Mane joins Saudi Ronaldo Pioli against Al-Taawoun’s pick attacker, who started the evening on the 10th.

If Al-Nassr doesn’t match Al-Ahli’s results in the last two games of the season and avoids their three-goal advantage over the royals being overturned, they’ll finish fifth.

Their final game of the season will be relegated to the threat of al-fateh on May 26 (19:00).

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Ronaldo’s 23 league goals are the champion of the Golden Boots, and his 23 league goals put him ahead of Al-Ittihad’s Karim Benzema, Al-Ahli’s Ivan Toney and al-shabab’s abderrazak hamdallah.

Qadsiah’s Julian Quinones had 20 goals, while Al-Hilal’s Aleksandar Mitrovic had 18 goals, while Quinones teammate Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang tied for 17 with Mitrovic Strike’s Marcos Leonardo.

Ronaldo made two appearances in a 4-1 victory in Yokohama, Japan, on April 26, with a final score.