The sad moment of Cristiano Ronaldo who had to compete while holding back his grief after the sad news from Sir Alex Ferguson reached him. As is known, Sir Alex Ferguson’s wife, Lady Cathy Ferguson, just breathed her last breath on Friday 6 October 2023 afternoon. The mother of 3 children and grandmother of 12 grandchildren died at the age of 84.
The sad news of the death of the wife of the legendary Manchester United coach immediately spread throughout the world, including Saudi Arabia, where Cristiano Ronaldo currently plays.
Suddenly, sadness immediately enveloped Cristiano Ronaldo. The reason is, Cristiano Ronaldo’s relationship with Sir Alex Ferguson is like that of father and son. The sadness of the coach who was most instrumental in Cristiano Ronaldo’s career was also his sadness.
What’s worse, the sad news above reached Cristiano Ronaldo only moments before he competed in the 2023-2024 Saudi Arabian League match against Abha Club. No wonder, the sadness he felt affected his performance in the match that afternoon (Saudi Arabia time).
In the match which was held at Al-Awwal Park Stadium, Friday 6 October 2023 evening, Cristiano Ronaldo appeared as usual from the early minutes. However, as if there was something strange, the Portuguese star did not play freely as usual.
Cristiano Ronaldo seemed to be playing less explosively than in previous matches. In several moments, it was clear that Cristiano Ronaldo’s face showed sadness. Even so, the megastar still tried to show his best performance throughout the match.
His hard work paid off early in the match when his back heel found Marcelo Brozovic who provided the assist for Otavio’s goal. Al Nassr also succeeded in increasing their lead through Anderson Talisca’s goal in the 28th minute.
(Cristiano Ronaldo and Sir Alex Ferguson when they worked together at Manchester United) Unfortunately, Al Nassr’s 2-0 lead failed to be maintained after Abha Club managed to score two goals in the second half. As a result, the two teams had to share points after a 2-2 draw.
Al Nassr’s failure to win in this match broke Cristiano Ronaldo and his colleagues’ record of 10 consecutive wins. Nevertheless, Al Nassr rose to third place in the 2023-2024 Saudi Arabian League standings with 19 points, four points adrift of Al Hilal at the top of the standings.
