The majority of fans were left saying the same thing after Cristiano Ronaldo’s gesture to Sadio Mane during the latter stages of Al-Nassr’s win over Al-Wehda on Tuesday.
Al-Nassr were already winning 1-0 courtesy of a fine Ronaldo glancing header in the early stages of the second half.
The goal was the 925th of the 40-year-old’s career and his 17th of the season, seeing him move clear of Karim Benzema (16) in the race for the Golden Boot.
It is no secret that Ronaldo is chasing the milestone of 1,000 career goals and he had the perfect chance to add to his tally when he won a penalty deep into injury time.
however, Ronaldo surprised many by opting to hand the ball to former Liverpool star Mane, who had been on a nine-goal drought in all competitions.
There were whistles from some fans, who clearly wanted to see Ronaldo net again.
Cristiano Ronaldo (left) and Sadio Mane (right) scored in Al-Nassr’s win on Tuesday
Ronaldo allowed Mane to take a penalty in the final seconds of the Saudi Pro League match
And the footballing great was seen telling them to calm down before Mane duly dispatched the spot-kick.
The moment of selflessness quickly did the rounds on social media with most fans singing from the same hymn sheet.
‘My goat is humble,’ wrote one while another labelled him ‘the most humble athlete of all time.’
Another wrote: ‘CR7 the real goat, knows how to take care of his people. He’s a real leader.’
‘He is so selfish and obsessed with reaching 1,000,’ another posted sarcastically on X.’
Speaking after the match, Ronaldo said: ‘we started not very good, but in second half we were a little bet better. We fixed our issues and we scored two goals so we are happy.’
Ronaldo praised his teammates as they bounced back following a loss to Al-Ettifaq.
‘(The comeback) should be like that. This is Al-Nassr we have to react… We have to continue to win and let’s see what’s going to happen.’
Ronaldo said the team’s focus is on both the SPL and AFC Champions League Elite, where they face Esteghlal Tehran in the last 16 on Monday.
‘Game-by-game, we have to build again the confidence … We have to do it again we have to win, win, win and let’s see what’s going to happen’.
Stefano Pioli’s side are now third with 47 points. They trail leaders Al-Ittihad, who have a game in hand, by eight points and second-placed Al-Hilal by four.
Ronaldo leads the SPL’s scoring list with 17 goals this season, one ahead of Al-Ittihad’s Karim Benzema.
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