Al Nassr boss Rudi Garcia appeared to blame Cristiano Ronaldo for his side's 3-1 defeat in the Saudi Super Cup on Thursday.
Garcia's side were eliminated from the competition by Al Ittihad, who denied them a spot in the final as Ronaldo drew another blank in front of goal.
The semi-final tie was 37-year-old's second official appearance for the club, after he netted a brace in a friendly for the Riyadh All-Star XI against Paris Saint-Germain last week.
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He was left frustrated again on Thursday night, however, as he failed to put away a good chance after going through on goal in the first half.
With Brazilian forward Anderson Talisca getting Al Nassr's only goal in the game in the 67th minute, the team's manager Garcia rued the golden scoring opportunity Ronaldo failed to bury after the tie.
"One of the things that changed the course of the match was Cristiano Ronaldo's missed opportunity in the first half," the French manager told reporters after the match, per SPORTbible.
"I congratulate Al Ittihad. They presented a much better first half than us, and we played a good second half, but unfortunately we were not able to adjust the result."
To rub salt into Ronaldo's wound, Al Ittihad supporters chanted Lionel Messi's name during the match at the King Fahd Stadium, while one of their team's goalscorers, Abderrazak Hamdallah, seemingly mocked the Portuguese superstar by doing the Argentine's iconic celebration, which consists of the player taking his shirt off and turning it to the crowd.
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Ronaldo will be presented with another chance to open his tally for the Saudi Pro League table-toppers when they take on Al Fateh next Friday, 3 February, in a league match.
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