"Cristiano Ronaldo missed his third consecutive game for Al Nassr in his club's 1-0 victory over Arkadag FC for the first leg of the round of 16 in the AFC Champions League Two, as the Portugal star prepares for an expected return to Saudi Pro League action this Saturday. Ronaldo has decided to end his boycott of Al Nassr games and he's planning to return to play for the match against Al Fateh on Feb. 14, sources told ESPN."
"Ronaldo sat out two of the Saudi Pro League club's matches because of his unhappiness with the PIF (Saudi Arabia's Sovereign Investment Fund) and the fund's strategy for his club in the transfer window, sources said. Abdullah Al-Hamdan scored the only goal of the game in Asia's second-tier competition to put Al-Nassr in control ahead of next week's return match in Riyadh."
Cristiano Ronaldo missed his third consecutive match as Al-Nassr won 1-0 at Arkadag FC in the AFC Champions League Two first leg. Ronaldo ended his boycott of club games and plans to return for Al Fateh on Feb. 14. The 41-year-old striker was pictured training with teammates in Riyadh. Ronaldo had sat out two Saudi Pro League matches because of unhappiness with the PIF and the fund's transfer-window strategy. Abdullah Al-Hamdan scored the lone goal to give Al-Nassr control ahead of the return leg. Al-Ittihad beat Al-Gharafa 7-0 as Houssem Aouar scored a hat trick.
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