Al-Nasr’s club released an official statement on Sunday (local time) announcing that it will postpone its scheduled tour to China. The club said, “Unfortunately, we regret to announce that two games scheduled for the 24th and 28th have been postponed for reasons outside of the club’s control. We have respect for Chinese soccer fans, especially Ronaldo’s. Following close cooperative relations between Saudi Arabia and China, we are willing to end our training camp in Shenzhen, the city that welcomed us warmly. 토토사이트 순위
In addition, we agreed with the organizers to schedule a new match as soon as possible.” China was scheduled to hold friendly matches with Shanghai Shenhua on Monday and Zhejiang on Friday. Disappointed at the sudden cancellation of the match, fans stormed the hotel where Al-Nasr stayed. They also called out Ronaldo’s name repeatedly outside the hotel. Portuguese media outlet Hecord interpreted the match as “a sign of disappointment that Ronaldo failed to participate in the friendly match.”
“We have to look at the situation from a good perspective. We are not canceling the game. We will pursue the game (again). We will come back (to China).” Ronaldo visited his team Juventus and Korea in the summer of 2019 and kicked off a “no-show” and “blade head” scandal while sitting on the bench for 90 minutes in an exhibition match with the K-League All-Star.
Back then, Ronaldo never asked for understanding or offered an apology to fans who visited the stadium to see him. This is comparable to the recent tour in China. He stressed the fact that the tour was not cancelled but postponed, and promised to return to the stadium as soon as possible.
It is unclear whether Ronaldo will return to the friendly match with Inter Miami led by Lionel Messi, his “soul rival,” on Feb. 1. Al-Nasr, who faced Miami, will play a friendly match with Al Hilal on Feb. 8 and then play Alpha Iha in the round of 16 of the European Champions League on Feb. 15.