Al Nassr captain and Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo has told the club’s head coach Jorge Jesus that he will not take part in the upcoming AFC Champions League 2 match against Turkmenistan’s Al Fayha FC.
Although Ronaldo attended the team’s training session this afternoon (Sunday), he chose to stay in Riyadh, the Saudi capital, instead of traveling with the squad. Instead, he will continue with his special training program to fully prepare for the upcoming domestic and intercontinental matches.
These competitions require extremely high physical fitness and concentration.
The match against Al Fayha FC is of great significance to Al Nassr, as it is closely related to the club’s ambitions on the intercontinental stage.
The AFC Champions League 2 (a brand-new upgraded version of the AFC Champions League) is a strategic goal for the club’s management and fans, who are eager to win the international title. Despite Ronaldo’s absence, the coaching team will rely on the team’s other star players to maintain the winning momentum and ensure qualification to the later stages. This is especially true given the team’s strong substitute lineup and players who can change the course of the game.
