Cristiano Ronaldo, playing for Al-Nassr, was sent off during the Saudi Super Cup match against Al-Hilal after an altercation with defender Ali Al-Bulayhi. Ronaldo’s frustration seemed to boil over as he elbowed Al-Bulayhi in the chest after a tussle for the ball.

The incident sparked a confrontation involving players from both teams, with Kalidou Koulibaly and Aymeric Laporte also getting involved. Ronaldo was shown a red card by the referee and sarcastically applauded the decision before leaving the pitch. This is not the first time Ronaldo and Al-Bulayhi have clashed, as Ronaldo previously accused the defender of play-acting in a Saudi Pro League match.

Al-Bulayhi has a history of confrontations with top players, having also clashed with Lionel Messi and Son Heung-min in the past. Despite Ronaldo’s dismissal, Sadio Mane managed to score a goal for Al-Nassr, but they ultimately lost the match 2-1, with Al-Hilal advancing to the Saudi Super Cup final.

🚨🚨| For this challenge, Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off. 😳pic.twitter.com/wi6elGm82H

— CentreGoals. (@centregoals) April 8, 2024

Cristiano Ronaldo

This season he played in total 25 times for 2136 minutes for Pro League.

Cristiano Ronaldo  scored 28 goals for Al Nassr. He procured 10 assists. He received 1 yellow card and no red cards.

His team is currently 2nd in Pro League. In the last match Al Nassr won 1-0 against Damac. The next match in Pro League will be against Al Feiha.

Al Nassr performance and stats

Al Nassr is currently 2nd in the Pro League with 65 points.

In the last 27 games, it has won 21 times, drawn twice, and lost 4 times. In its last match, Al Nassr won 0-1 against Damac.​​

It has a positive goal difference after scoring 80 goals and conceding 34.​

Al Nassr will play the next match in Pro League against Al Feiha on Wednesday 24th of April in Riyadh.​

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