By Ahmad Harbi

Tuesday, May 30, 2023 10:24 AM

Press reports confirmed that the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo The Saudi Al-Nasr striker will not play against Al-Fateh in the last round of the Saudi Professional League.

Saudi newspaper, Al-Riadiya, reported that Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo will not play tomorrow’s Al-Fateh match in the last round of the Saudi league after being rested by a medical device.

The newspaper pointed out that Ronaldo’s medical tests proved the integrity of the ligament and that there was little tension in it, so he was satisfied with the therapeutic exercises with his colleagues Nawaf Al-Aqidi and Ali Al- Hassan.

The paper said the medical staff wanted to release him from the last clash in the league so he wouldn’t suffer a muscle tear.

Ronaldo suffered a minor hamstring injury during the match against Al-Etifaq in the 29th round of the Saudi League, which ended in a 1–1 draw.

The Portuguese player asked the team’s coach to be substituted during the last match, which was done in the 84th minute after he felt a muscle pain, which forced him to leave the field for fear of getting worse.

Ittihad Jeddah won the Saudi Professional League title for the ninth time in its history with a 3-0 win over Al-Fayha in a match between the two teams at the Al Majma Sports City Stadium on Saturday evening. Within the twenty-ninth round of the Saudi League competition.

Al-Ittihad won the Saudi League title 9 times, the first time since the 2008–2009 season, which was the first professional season of the Saudi League.

Since winning the first edition of the Professional League in 2009, Al-Ameed has not achieved the league title, but he finished as runner-up in the 2010, 2011 and 2022 editions.