Results Al Nassr vs Benfica – Ronaldo’s team continued to receive a heavy defeat when CR7’s home tour of Portugal.
At dawn on July 21 (Vietnam time), Al Nassr continued to have a friendly match in Portugal against Benfica. Before that, they lost 0-5 to Celta Vigo on the day Ronaldo returned and played only 48 minutes.
In this match, CR7 was played more, until the 84th minute, but the scenario was not much different. Confronted with Benfica who owns a star lineup with conductor Di Maria and Ronaldo’s star juniors in the national team such as Goncalo Ramos or Antonio Silva, Al Nassr proved too inferior to soon break the match.
Ronaldo’s team is seriously lacking in quality compared to the Portuguese champions (photo: Getty)
Right in the first half, Ronaldo’s team conceded 3 goals, respectively scored by Di Maria and a brace from Goncalo Ramos – who made CR7 reserve in the 2022 World Cup. Defender Al Ghanam then tried to bring the goal to shorten the score to 1-3 for Al Nassr before the break.
In the second half, after Benfica replaced all 11 new players on the field, Al Nassr still could not get up. They even lost another goal in the 68th minute thanks to young midfielder Schjelderup.
In this match, Ronaldo should have been withdrawn in the 66th minute, but he asked coach Luis Castro to stay on the field. However, CR7’s efforts are not effective if not to contribute nothing to the club.
Ronaldo had a day to forget against Benfica (Image: Getty)
In 84 minutes on the field, Ronaldo lost the ball 15 times, 0/14 successful dribbles, 5 shots missed the target and no pass created a chance for his teammates. An unforgettable statistic of CR7 on the day he met Di Maria and his juniors in the Portugal team.
After this match, Al Nassr will move to Japan to continue their 2023 summer tour. The next opponents of Ronaldo and his teammates are PSG (July 25) and Inter Milan (July 27).