Cristiano Ronaldo, harsh outburst against former teammate at Juve

Polemics and vitriolic statements after the Saudi League match between Al-Nassr and Al-Ahli, won by Cristiano Ronaldo’s team 2-0. CR7 scored his career goal number 970 and sees his first title on Arab soil getting closer and closer, but after the match he was the protagonist of a very strong controversy, triggered by the words of his former teammate at Juventus Merih Demiral, now at Al-Ahli.

The Turkish center-back harshly attacked the refereeing, which he said favored the home team. In his sights was the failure to send off Kingsley Coman, another former Juventus man. “The refereeing is absurd, look at my leg, they almost broke it! The decisions always go in favor of Al Nassr. I swear it’s a disgrace, they always want Al Nassr to win. Al-Ahli, on the other hand, thank God, always wins their matches on the field. We win without anyone’s help.”

Cristiano Ronaldo responded harshly, “Everyone complains, everyone does it more than they should. This is soccer, it’s not a war. We know we have to fight, everyone wants to win, but not everything is allowed. Not everything is allowed. Many players complain, make posts on Instagram and Facebook, talk about the referees, talk about the league, talk about the project. I think this is not good.”

“I will have time to talk at the end of the season, because I see many, many, many negative things. We should set an example, not only here, but also for Europe, with which we want to compete to be one of the best leagues in the world. I think we need to analyze the situation, stop and talk about it with the SPL, because this is not soccer to me.”