The decision to allow Ronaldo to miss the AFC Champions League group stage final match for Al Nassr was recently communicated by head coach Luis Castro with the media.

Cristiano Ronaldo, a striker, is reportedly not going to be part of Al Nassr’s squad that goes to Tajikistan to play Club Istiklol in the Asian Cup. Head coach Luis Castro made the choice to extend CR7’s recuperation period after he had to withstand pain in order to play in last week’s derby against Al Hilal.

However, Al Nassr’s win in Group E guarantees them a spot in the round of 16, therefore it makes sense to rest Ronaldo in this last game. Fans, who were eager to see CR7 on the field, still harshly condemned coach Luis Castro for this decision.

This problem was most recently brought up by Al Nassr’s captain during the pre-game press conference. He insisted that he made the decision to help the team, not to appease the supporters.”Al Nassr Club’s coach here, and I’m not a fan. Reporters have my utmost respect, but you can’t always inquire about Cristiano Ronaldo.

I can appreciate your admiration for Cristiano Ronaldo—a sentiment shared by many people worldwide. Cristiano would undoubtedly enjoy seeing people all throughout the world. However, I have the team for tomorrow’s game, which I hope will be enjoyable for all.” Luis Castro, the coach, shares.

Ronaldo is still in charge of Al Nassr’s attack at the age of 38. After 20 games in all competitions, CR7 has tallied 18 goals and 9 assists for the Riyadh club this season.

Even though the captain of Al Nassr has only missed three games since the start of the season, he still needs to recover. Ronaldo will have the chance to concentrate on healing from his neck injury sustained in the last game against Persepolis by sitting out the AFC Champions League match against Istiklol.