The Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, current player of the Saudi Al Nassr, visited the training of Real Madrid in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, with a view to the final of the Spanish Super Cup, in which he will face Barcelona next Sunday at 1:00 pm.
The Portuguese wanted to hide as much as possible from the press, taking refuge on a bench on the playing field of what is now his Sports City, where he was talking to the Italian Carlo Ancelotti, the Brazilian Roberto Carlos, and members of the club.
A young Syrian fan fulfilled "his dream," as he told the journalists present in Riyadh, being able to take a picture with his "idol" during a training session in which, in addition to Cristiano Ronaldo, the rest of the Al Nassr team was also training on the same field.
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The Portuguese forward was a player for the white team for nine seasons, in which he became the top scorer in the history of the club - 451 goals in 438 official matches - and won 16 titles, including four Champions Leagues (three of them consecutively) - and two Spanish Super Cups, the trophy that Ancelotti's team is pursuing in Riyadh.
Cristiano Ronaldo's visit was another example of the good relationship between the Portuguese and Real Madrid.
After Portugal's elimination in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, due to the 0-1 defeat in the quarterfinals against Morocco, Cristiano, who was teamless after his second stint at Manchester United ended abruptly, trained for several days, always individually and away from the current first team to not interfere with the team's routine. He made a direct request to Real Madrid President Florentino Pérez to be able to train.
Cristiano is expected to make his official debut with Al Nasser next Sunday, while on Wednesday the 18th, he could face Messi's PSG in a friendly match in Saudi Arabia.
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