Controversy Surrounds Cristiano Ronaldo's Alleged Obscene Gesture During Saudi Super Cup Loss

Cristiano Ronaldo expressed his frustration after Al Nassr suffered a heavy defeat to Al Hilal in the Saudi Super Cup on Saturday. Despite his best efforts, Ronaldo has yet to secure a domestic trophy since joining Al Nassr, and this streak continued as Al Hilal cruised to a 4-1 victory. After the fourth Al-Hilal goal, Ronaldo was visibly disappointed with his teammates, leading to speculation about his alleged obscene gestures on the field which quickly spread on social media. Videos showed Ronaldo throwing up his arms in frustration, indicating that the team was not performing up to par and making other gestures that stirred up controversy.

Coming to the match, Al Nassr took the lead in the Saudi Super Cup thanks to a goal from Ronaldo just before the half-time. However, Al Hilal completed a sensational comeback by scoring four goals in a span of just 17 minutes to clinch the match and leave Ronaldo completely frustrated.

"Cristiano Ronaldo":
Por los gestos que hizo a sus compañeros de Al Nassr en la #SaudiSuperCup https://t.co/oHMl7KxzI3 pic.twitter.com/RJbemcDVue

The second half completely belonged to Al Hilal as Sergej Milinkovic-Savic struck first following a brilliant exchange of passes with Aleksandar Mitrovic. 

Eight minutes later, it was Mitrovic who found the back of the net as he headed in a perfect cross from Ruben Neves to leave the Al Nassr goalkeeper completely stunned.

Things got worse as Mitrovic doubled his tally after receiving a pinpoint pass from Malcolm and his powerful shot did not give Al Nassr any chance of preventing the third goal.

The icing on the cake came in the 72nd minute as Malcolm capitalised on an error from Al Nassr goalkeeper Bento and comfortably slotted the goal into the net from close range.

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"We showed how good we are in the second half," Mitrovic said.

"We had some problems in the first half and then changed in the second. We stayed calm and it feels good to get a trophy at the start of the season," he added.

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