Righteous Ronaldo: CR7 fell then admitted that it was not a penalty, red-carded Al Nassr pass the group easily

Five points ahead of Persepolis was a clear opportunity for Al-Nassr to secure first place and a place in the playoffs of the Asian Champions League. Despite the early red card for defender Ali Lajami, the representative of Saudi Arabia achieved the goal with a goalless draw.

The home team could have taken the lead in the first moments of the match, but Cristiano Ronaldo showed sportsmanship and after the fight for the ball with Rafiei admitted that there were no elements for a penalty, although the referee made a decision in favor of the Portuguese.

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In the second minute of the match, Ronaldo fell in front of the rival's goal after a fight for the ball with the midfielder of the visiting team, but immediately got up and admitted to the Chinese referee who pointed to the penalty spot that there was no contact required for the most severe penalty.

Ma Ning then reversed the decision, and just 15 minutes later Lajami left the Al-Nassr players in the lurch with an inexplicably harsh tackle. The sweeper, who recorded the first minutes after almost two months, entered a duel with Sarlak carelessly and brought the host into a numerically subordinate position.

The guests were lurking for an opportunity to charge with a player more on the pitch, they even shook the net of Al-Nassr in the 52nd minute through Zahedi, but the goal was disallowed due to offside, and the result remained unchanged until the referee's final whistle, and the Saudis advanced to the next stage.

ASIAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Group stage - round 5

Al-Duhail - Istiqlol Dushanbe 2-0 (0-0)

/Olunga 47, 89/

Al-Nassr - Persepolis 0-0