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[Trending News] Cristiano Ronaldo's reaction says it all as bizarre reason delays Al Nassr match

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[Trending News] Cristiano Ronaldo's reaction says it all as bizarre reason delays Al Nassr match

Cristiano Ronaldo sighed in frustration with Al Nassr’s Saudi Pro League win on Tuesday being delayed due to the team bus breaking down.

Al Nassr were travelling to Al Wehda’s stadium in preparation for the scheduled 4pm UK time kick-off, however, the away side arrived late.

The pre-match problems were not a sign of things to come on the pitch, however

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The pre-match problems were not a sign of things to come on the pitch, howeverCredit: Getty

Approximately 30 minutes after the original kick-off time footage of the Al Nassr players emerging for their warm-up also emerged.

The match was didn’t begin until an hour after it was due to start.

Things got better for Al Nassr when the actual football was played as they ran out 2-0 winners.

Ronaldo broke the deadlock on 48 minutes with a glancing header as he latched onto an inswinging cross from the right.

The victory was sealed in the tenth minute of stoppage time when Sadio Mane converted a penalty Ronaldo won.

The five-time Ballon d’Or winner is the usual penalty taker, however, he let the ex-Liverpool star take it with Mane who hadn’t score in nine matches prior to Tuesday.

Al Nassr currently sit third in the Saudi Pro League, eight points behind leaders Al Ittihad.

Stefano Pioli’s side recovered from a frustrating last outing which saw them lose 3-2 against Al Ettifaq, formerly managed by Steven Gerrard.

A frustrating game for Al Nassr ended with Jhon Duran seeing red in stoppage time.

The referee’s decision to send the former Aston Villa striker off enraged Ronaldo, who could be seen protesting the decision.

Ronaldo set Al Nassr on their way to victory at Al Waeda

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Ronaldo set Al Nassr on their way to victory at Al WaedaCredit: Getty
And this penalty from Mane sealed the win

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And this penalty from Mane sealed the winCredit: Getty

After arguing with the referee, the 40-year-old confronted the assistant referee inside the centre circle.

His emotions reached boiling point as he booted the ball from the centre circle and off the pitch.

Speaking in his post-match press conference, Pioli appeared to criticise both Duran and Ronaldo for their antics.

“I’m not happy with the red card, [but] our players have to be calm,” he said.

He added: “We could have played better, but mistakes cost me a lot today and caused the loss. Today’s match started well and we took the lead, but what made the difference were the mistakes.

“Everyone is responsible for mistakes, I am the first one responsible for correcting mistakes and we do the work very seriously.

Watch a FURIOUS Cristiano Ronaldo SMASH the ball away in anger after raging at the referee

“We did not lose the match for tactical reasons, but because of the individual mistakes we made.”

On the weekend Ronaldo was expected to be seen at Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol 2 but instead he was with the Saudi prime minister Mohammed bin Salman at the Saudi Cup, the world’s richest horse race.

But now Ronaldo is refocused and ready to claim his second Saudi Pro League Golden Boot, currently joint-top scorer of the Saudi top flight with Karim Benzema – the Real Madrid pair have 16 goals each this term.

With 12 games left the Portuguese star will aim to beat last season’s tally of 35.