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The Saudi Pro League 2023-24 season is approaching its business end with Al-Hilal consolidating their top spot in the league with a 12-point lead from the second-placed Al-Nassr after playing a 1-1 draw at the Al-Awwal Stadium on Friday night. Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo failed to score an absolute sitter during the match, which led the visiting fans to mock the Al-Nassr captain with "Messi, Messi" chants.
In the opening minute of the game between Al-Nassr and Al-Hilal, Cristiano Ronaldo assisted his compatriot Otavio, who scored a stunning goal from outside the box to help his side take a 1-0 lead. With this assist, the 39-year-old registered the most goal contributions in a single season in Saudi Pro League history.
Watch Cristiano Ronaldo's assist to Otavio here:
After the first goal, Ronaldo missed a couple of chances to score the second and his first goal of the night. In the 26th minute of the game, the Portuguese legend made the biggest blunder of the night. Al-Nassr midfielder Abdullah Al-Khaibari played an exquisite cross in the box, but Ronaldo, who was in the perfect position to score, somehow couldn't connect with the ball and missed a big chance to double their lead.
Watch the video here:
An Al-Hilal fan recorded Cristiano Ronaldo's disappointment after missing the easy goal and went on to mock the all-time top goal-scorer in the world by chanting Argentina captain and Ronaldo's arch-rival Lionel Messi's name.
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Apart from the Al-Hilal fans, several Al-Nassr fans on social media expressed discontent with Ronaldo's miss. Some even called it the miss of the season while others demanded the Portuguese hang up his boots. Ronaldo's miss proved costly for Al-Nassr as Al-Hilal striker Alexander Mitrovic scored the equaliser in the 90+10 minute.
