After playing a match on Friday, Al Nassr's coach Stefano Pioli made a decision regarding Cristiano Ronaldo's participation against Al Hazm in the Saudi King's Cup. The Round of 32 in the Saudi King’s Cup will see Cristiano Ronaldo‘s Al Nassr face off against none other than Al Hazm.

Al-Nassr struggled without star man Cristiano Ronaldo, needing Nawaf Bu Washl's late intervention to see off Al-Hazem in the King's Cup.

Nassr's Senegalese Forward #10 Sadio Mane gestures during the AFC Champions League Elite West Region football match between Iraq's Al-Shorta and Saudi Arabia's Al-Nassr at the Al-Madina Stadium in Baghdad's Sadr City on September 16, 2024. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)

The 39-year-old Portuguese star was among several top players who failed to make it to Stefano Pioli's matchday squad as Al-Nassr faced Al-Hazem in a King's Cup round of 32 clash. Ronaldo had featured and scored in the club's 3-0 win over Al-Ettifaq last Friday.

Cristiano Ronaldo has now been dropped from the squad of Al-Nassr during an important King's Cup clash, something that has raised eyebrows in the global footballing world. Is the star footballer slowly losing his grip on his game?

Al Nassr CEO Guido Fienga has said Cristiano Ronaldo "doesn't control the club" but stressed the important role the Portugal captain plays in the team.

Cristiano Ronaldo has sent a congratulatory message to his Al-Nassr team-mates after they beat Al-Hazem 2-1 in the King Cup of Champions.

Cristiano Ronaldo is set to play for his fourth coach in 18 months at Al Nassr after Stefano Pioli was appointed as the club’s new boss, just a couple of