The King Fahd International Stadium witnessed one of the most significant matches of 2023. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi they saw their faces in a friendly. CR7 scored a goal that meant the partial tie of the matchbut before he had to endure a hard blow from Keylor Navas.
The duel between PSG and Riyadh XI was anything but friendly. Lionel Messi put the French club ahead, but the Arab team did not sit idly by after the disadvantage on the scoreboard.
In the 31st minute of the first half, Keylor Navas mistimed his attempt to get a ball into the area centered from the right side. Cristiano Ronaldo jumped into the play with the intention of concretizing the tie on the scoreboard. But at the exit of the attic, the inertia of the action made him accidentally hit his former Real Madrid teammate.
CR7 was for several seconds on the ground of the King Fahd International Stadium. The main judge called a penalty and, after he recovered from the blow, Cristiano Ronaldo transformed the maximum penalty into the goal of the partial tie.
Not a friendly match
This duel was labeled “friendly”, a match in which no championship, trophy or points were at stake. But punches and kicks were the order of the day. Two penalties and one expulsion were generated in the first 45 minutes of the game.
You may also like:
A document from Cristiano Ronaldo and Juventus from Turin was revealed that could cause legal problems for the Italian team
FIFA 23 “punished” Cristiano Ronaldo for having gone to Saudi Arabia
· Cristiano Ronaldo and his dream life, where will CR7 live and how much will his new mansion cost?