October 31st 2023.
Cristiano Ronaldo was in the spotlight during Al-Nassr's 1-0 win over Al-Ettifaq in the King Cup on Tuesday. Talisca had thought to put Al-Nassr in the lead in the closing stages of the first half, however, a VAR review saw Ronaldo's involvement in an offside position.
Chilean referee Piero Maza was at the center of controversy as he gave a yellow card to Talisca, which was then upgraded to a red after replays showed the Brazilian had intentionally lashed out with his arm. Ronaldo was himself booked for dissent in the first half, and incredibly avoided a second yellow for his outburst before the break.
His antics didn't end there, however. Ronaldo pointed towards Maza and called for him to be substituted in front of the fourth official and the two benches. Despite the incident, he managed to avoid punishment. Steven Gerrard's Al-Ettifaq were reduced to 10 men in the 89th minute after Ali Hazazi was sent off, and former Liverpool forward Sadio Mane scored the winner in injury time to secure Al-Nassr's place in the King Cup quarter final.
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