Bombshell: Cristiano Ronaldo leaves Jorge Jesus in hot water at Al Nassr | OneFootball

Cristiano Ronaldo misses his second consecutive game for Al Nassr, thus prolonging the boycott that began on Monday, when he did not join the squad led by the former Benfica coach, in the match against Al Riyadh. This time, he will not play in the home game against Al Ittihad, scheduled for this Friday at 5:30 pm.

"It has nothing to do with the fact that Benzema switched from Al Ittihad to Al Hilal. No, it has nothing to do with that. It has to do, firstly, with the fact that Al Hilal invested 92 million euros in January and Al Nassr, 300 thousand euros. Secondly, and most importantly, there are outstanding salaries at Al Nassr," said Pedro Sousa, commenting on the NOW channel, as he discussed Cristiano Ronaldo's protest.

The former Benfica coach canceled the mandatory pre-match press conference for this Friday's game. According to the Saudi League's communication regulations, he risks having to pay a hefty fine.

"Jorge Jesus, who is the coach of this team, is completely supportive of Ronaldo's stance. And the players, the most influential ones—Mané, Brozović, Coman, João Félix, Iñigo Martínez—are standing by Ronaldo, understanding the situation the club is going through," he stated.

"I believe they thought that with the statement [from the Saudi League], he would back down. On the contrary, what's happening is that this will be talked about all over the world, and I believe his goal has been achieved on behalf of the team," Pedro Sousa concluded.

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