Due to a fitness concern, Cristiano Ronaldo will not play for Al-Nassr in their AFC Champions League match in Iraq.

After a lackluster start to league play, the Saudi Pro League team will play Al Shorta in the competition’s opening round on Monday in an attempt to make an impression in a different competition.

Having already recorded one victory and two draws, Ronaldo and company are presently ranked sixth in the Saudi Pro League standings.In their second game of the season, they defeated Al Feiha 4-1 after drawing their opening game. Ronaldo scored both the game’s second and the season’s second goal.

However, they will need to do it without their best player if they are to start their continental tournament off well. On Sunday, a statement regarding his fitness was made public.

The statement said, “Cristiano Ronaldo, the captain of Al-Nassr, wasn’t feeling well today and was diagnosed with a viral infection.” “The team physician verified that he must take a break and recuperate at home.

He won’t be going to Iraq with the team today as a result. We hope that our captain recovers quickly.

Sadio Mane, Marcelo Brozovic, and Aymeric Laporte are among the other players in Al-Nassr’s ranks.

In the meantime, Ronaldo and former Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag have been exchanging heated words for the past few days.

Ronaldo asserted in a recent interview that United must “rebuild” and questioned Ten Hag’s assertion that the team isn’t good enough to contend for the league.

After a conflict with Ten Hag, Ronaldo’s second stint at United ended in 2022.’Man United coach can NOT say they can’t fight to win the Premier League and the Champions League every year,’ Ronaldo said in his remarks.

It’s Man United here! To psychologically say, “Listen, maybe we don’t have that potential, but I cannot say that,” you must be present. We are going to give it a shot. You must give it a shot.

“This is the reason Man United must rebuild.”