Jorge Jesus: Ronaldo will not play against "Arkadag"

"Al-Nasr" football club head coach Jorge Jesus explained why Cristiano Ronaldo will not take the field in the upcoming match. This was reported by Zamin.uz.

This was reported by euro-football.ru. On Wednesday, Saudi Arabia's "Al-Nasr" club will play a match against the "Arkadag" team as part of the AFC Champions League.

Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo was expected to play in this match, but he will not be in the starting lineup again. According to Jorge Jesus, due to the very tight team schedule, it was decided to give Ronaldo and several other key players a rest.

He emphasized that the team has an important match ahead against "Al-Fateh". Therefore, it was the right decision not to field some players in this game.

Additionally, the coach said that such breaks for Ronaldo are not new. He has previously sometimes not participated in matches held outside Saudi Arabia.

The match between "Al-Fateh" and "Al-Nasr" in the Saudi Pro League is scheduled to take place on Saturday, February 14.