Al-Nassr forward Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off for elbowing an adversary amid his side’s 2-1 Saudi Super Glass semi-final overcome by Al-Hilal.
Cristiano Ronaldo, 39, was appeared a straight ruddy card on 86 minutes after showing up to swing his elbow twice into the chest of Ali Al Bulayhi, who fell to the floor.
The Portugal universal at that point showed up to raise his to begin with towards the arbitrator some time recently clearing out the field.
It is Cristiano Ronaldo to begin with ruddy card since his move to Al-Nassr in December 2022.
Al-Nassr were trailing 2-0 at that arrange after objectives from Salem Al-Dawsari and Malcom, with previous Liverpool forward Sadio Mane pulling one back in stoppage time.
Three-time champs Al-Hilal will play Al-Ittihad in the fin al on Thursday.
Al-Ittihad beat Al-Wehda 2-1 in their semi-final prior on Monday much obliged to objectives from previous Genuine Madrid captain Karim Benzema and Morocco forward Abderrazak Hamdallah.
Jorge Jesus’s Al Hilal opened the scoring in the 62nd miniature when Salem al-Dawsari opened the ball into the foot right corner from a Sergej Milinkovic-Savic flick after a speedy break. Brazilian forward Malcolm multiplied the lead in the 72nd diminutive with a fine header after Michael’s long cross from the right found his compatriot unmarked in the middle of the box.
Former Liverpool ahead Sadio Mane were given Al Nassr at the scoresheet in stoppage day off Abdulrahman Ghareeb’s pass. Al Hilal will look for a record-extending fourth title in Thursday’s last when they confront Karim Benzema’s Al Ittihad, who beat Al Wehda 2-1 in the prior elimination round on Monday.
Ronaldo joined Al Nassr on a free exchange on December 31, 2022, securing the most elevated compensation for a proficient footballer after marking a two-and-a-half-year, $213m deal. The Portuguese striker, who started playing for Al Nassr in January 2023, is however to win a trophy in Saudi Arabia.