Cristiano Ronaldo was at the centre of debate among fans during Al-Nassr’s 4-0 home win over Al-Raed after he was left seething having not been awarded a penalty.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner reacted furiously after he was seemingly brought down inside the penalty area and told to get back up by the official. To make matters worse for Ronaldo, the incident was reviewed by the Video Assistant Referee and the on-field decision to play on was not overturned.
Ronaldo threw his arms up in frustration and appeared to voice his disbelief as he was left stunned a penalty was not awarded. Fortunately it made little difference to the outcome as Al-Nassr ran out comfortable winners to keep pressure on Al-Ittihad at the top of the table.
Footage of the incident posted on social media sparked a split of opinion with fans either defending Ronaldo, or accusing the 38-year-old of going to ground far too easily. The first reply to footage of the incident reads: “Clear penalty”, followed by a laughing emoji.
Mirror
