Cristiano Ronaldo made his Saudi Premier League debut with Al-Nassr on Sunday.
After his double in the friendly match against PSG (4-5), Thursday, within a selection called “Riyadh Season Team”, Cristiano Ronaldo made his big debut with Al Nassr in the Saudi Pro League on Sunday afternoon when they hosted Al-Ettifaq.
Al-Nassr supporters gave a huge welcome to “CR7” in the 25,000-seat Mrsool Park. The crowd was fired up when the 37-year-old Portuguese idol appeared during the warm-up and then when the players entered before kick-off.
Unsurprisingly, Rudi Garcia aligns Ronaldo at the forefront, with the Brazilian Anderson Talisca in support, for this opposition between the 2nd and the 10th in the Saudi championship, Al-Ettifaq being led by another French coach, Patrice Carteron.
Ronaldo’s announcement by the announcer:
Al Nassr line-up read out… no surprises for who gets biggest cheer. Cristiano #Ronaldo will lead out new team in 15 mins. pic.twitter.com/u7fwhvwm4y
— John McAuley (@_JMcAuley) January 22, 2023
The pre-match with Marca:
Ready to live the debut of @Cristiano with the @AlNassrFC @Juan_Castro_10 tells us from 🇸🇦 pic.twitter.com/nlLF8IUhsZ
— MARCA (@marca) January 22, 2023
The fire atmosphere during training:
Don @Cristiano Ready!! 💪🔥#Cristiano Ronaldo pic.twitter.com/XuTlmnuDN0
– Saudi Roshan League (@SPL) January 22, 2023
Ronaldo before entering the pitch:
Ronaldo’s first appearance with Al Nassr. #Nasr _ agreement pic.twitter.com/ZlpSqVpkE3
– AlAudhli Al-Awdhali (@alaudhli) January 22, 2023
The atmosphere before the meeting:
Teams out, flares lit & “Vamos” is the call. Cristiano #Ronaldo era at Al Nassr officially begun. pic.twitter.com/qAjNLbScYC
— John McAuley (@_JMcAuley) January 22, 2023
The Saudi anthem:
Cristiano Ronaldo’s debut at Al Nassr #TVNETIt starts at. pic.twitter.com/2d5vn1VBLp
— TVNET (@tvnet) January 22, 2023
Rudi Garcia’s starting XI:
🗒 || Starting lineup,@AlNassrFC vs @Ettifaq pic.twitter.com/zmXDCrmwhZ
— AlNassr FC (@AlNassrFC_EN) January 22, 2023
