Al Nassr suffered their first defeat since September in Cristiano Ronaldo's second match for them, with an opposition player appearing to taunt him by doing Lionel Messi's goal celebration after scoring.
The Saudi Pro League side suffered a shock 3-1 defeat to Al Ittihad in the semi-final of the Saudi Arabian Super Cup on Thursday night.
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This defeat came as a surprise to many as Rudi Garcia's team had been unbeaten since early September.
Ronaldo cut a frustrated figure after playing the full 90 minutes, and once again failed to find the back of the net after blanking on his official debut for his new team last weekend.
Per the Daily Mirror, one of the goalscorers in the tie, Morocco striker Abderrazak Hamdallah, doubled Ittihad's lead just before half-time and seemingly mocked the superstar by doing Lionel Messi's iconic celebration, which consists of the player taking his shirt off and turning it to the crowd.
The camera then went to Ronaldo, showing the former Manchester United striker reacting furiously to the strike by waving his arms in frustration.
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The Portugal star was also taunted by Ittihad supporters, who could be heard chanting Messi's name in the stands.
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— ??? ????? (@Qusay_itfc) January 26, 2023
This comes after the 37-year-old and Messi met earlier this month in a friendly, in what could have been the last time they do so in their professional careers.
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