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<\/a><\/p>\n(Reuters) – Cristiano Ronaldo was upstaged by another former Manchester United forward in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday as Al-Hilal’s Odion Ighalo scored twice from the penalty spot in a 2-0 win over Al-Nassr.<\/p>\n
Portugal striker Ronaldo moved to Al-Nassr on a lucrative deal last January and scored eight goals in his first five games but he has been unable to sustain that pace.<\/p>\n
In Al-Nassr’s first game since the departure of coach Rudi Garcia, Ronaldo drew a blank while Ighalo, who had a loan spell at Manchester United in 2020, scored twice to hand Asian champions Al-Hilal the win.<\/p>\n
Ronaldo was yellow carded in the 57th minute after he tangled with Gustavo Cuellar and things only got worse from there.<\/p>\n
The 38-year-old had a goal disallowed for offside in the 77th minute and after he was awarded a penalty six minutes later the Video Assistant Referee reversed the decision.<\/p>\n
Ronaldo was later taunted as he left the field with Al-Hilal fans waving Lionel Messi shirts.<\/p>\n
Al-Nassr interim coach Dinko Jelicic told reporters the game changed when they conceded the first spot kick.<\/p>\n
“The first penalty kick broke us, it was influential in the course of the match,” he said.<\/p>\n
“Al-Hilal were better than us in some periods. My team showed good glimpses and could pave the way for the next weeks.”<\/p>\n
Al-Nassr are three points behind leaders Al-Ittihad, who have played a game less. <\/p>\n
\n(Rportting by Shady Amir, Editing by Peter Rutherford)<\/p>\n
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