Ronaldo and Mane will soon return to Al-Nassr's ranks
The head coach of Saudi Arabia's Al-Nassr team, Jorge Jesus, stated in his latest statement that the team's stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Sadio Mane are expected to return to the squad after the upcoming international break. This was reported by Zamin.uz.
These two talented footballers missed the tough match against Al-Khaleej club, which ended in a 5-0 loss, due to minor physical issues. According to the coach, this situation does not resemble a long-term injury and they will be fully fit soon.
In a briefing held after the match, Jesus revealed that Sadio Mane felt pain a few days ago and the coaching staff decided not to field him to prevent risks. The league is scheduled to continue at the beginning of April, and the coach is confident that by then both stars will regain their playing form and be ready for the team.
This will be crucial in Al-Nassr's fight for the championship. Currently, Al-Nassr holds first place in the Saudi Pro League table with seventy-seven points, leading their main rival Al-Hilal club by only three points.
Jorge Jesus emphasized that eight important matches await his team on the way to winning the championship title. He also admitted that the break came at an inconvenient time, as the team had been achieving strong results and gaining momentum.
Even without Ronaldo on the field, Al-Nassr easily defeated their opponent in the last match. In this victory, Joao Felix scored two goals, bringing his total goals for the season to twenty-one.
The head coach highly praised the Portuguese forward and noted that he has achieved results with Al-Nassr that he could not reach at his previous European clubs. In the next match after the break against Al-Najma club, currently at the bottom of the tournament table, the team hopes to see Ronaldo and Mane back in the lineup.
These reports were distributed through the Goal.com website.
