Com Cristiano Ronaldo as a controversy center, the Al-Nassr still or Esteghlal FCfrom Iran, this Monday (03/03), at 13h (Brasília time), for the round of 16 Asian League Champions League 2024/2025. The duel is scheduled for Azadi Stadium in Tehran, Iran’s capital, and will be transmitted from ESPN 4 and Disney+ Premium.
Cristiano Ronaldo fleeing from Chibata?
It is a lie that the Portuguese player would be concerned about conviction in Iran (Understand).
In October 2023, he viralized an alleged news that Cristiano Ronaldo was sentenced to 99 lashes by Iran’s court for, as a way of thanks for receiving a picture, embracing and kissing Fatemeh Hamami’s forehead, a deficient Iranian painter – which is prohibited by the country’s law.
A alleged condemnation was denied by the embassy of Iran in Spain:
“We vehemently deny the issuance of any court decision against any international athlete in Iran,” said the agency, on October 13, 2013. In a later interview, Hamami, the painter, stressed CR7’s good intentions and said it would complain.
Al-Nassr lineup against the Esteghlal
Cristiano Ronaldo will not play for another reason. Al-Nassr was concerned with the striker’s safety in Iran. The justification is that in 2023, when the team faced the Persepolis FC in Tehran, “the player had a bad experience” after thousands of fans tried to break into the hotel where the al-Nassr team was, in an attempt to approach CR7.
According to the Portuguese newspaper “A Bola”, Al-Nassr made a formal request so that this Monday’s game would be played in a neutral field. However, the request was not met by Esteghlal FC.
Given this scenario, Cr7 did not travel to Iran with the cast.
Likely al-Nassr lineup: Bentant; Similarly, Al-Fatile, Aljadi, Majed Qasheesh; Al-Sulaheem, Brozovic, Âgelo; Wesley; Sadio Mané and Jhon Duran. Technical: Stefano Pioli.
Embezzlement
- Injured (s): Aymeric Laporte
- Suspended (s): no one
Probable Esteghlal lineup
Hosseini; Rezaeiaam, hardani, cheshmi, raphael silva e sohrabian; Didir ndong, ahmadi e rezavand; Azadhi e eslami. Technical: Miodrag Brozovic.
ESTGHLAL X AL-NASSR: Time and where to watch
- Asian League Champions League 2024/2025 – Eighth Final – Game
- Date: Monday, March 3, 2025
- Hours: 13h (from Brasilia)
- Transmission: ESPN 4 (Pay TV) and Disney+ premium (streaming)
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Al-Nassr moment
The Al-Nassr phase is not good. In the cut of the last five games of the season, the team only won two (VEDVD).
The Asian Champions League is the most concrete possibility for the team’s season not running out of a cup. In the Saudi Championship, the club is in third place, nine points behind Al-ittihad and four behind Al-Hilal.
Latest Al-Nassr Games: Results
- 28/02 – al-orobah 2 x 1 al-nasssrs – Camponenato Saudita
- 02/25 – Al Wehda 0 x 2 al -nassr – Saudi Championship
- 02/21 – AL -NASSR 2 X 3 AL -ETTIFAQ – Saudi Championship
- 17/02 – Pershops 0 x 0
- 02/13 – Al -Ahli 2 x 3 al -nassr – Saudi Championship
Next Al-Nassr Games
- Esteghlal x Al -Nassr – 03/03 (Monday) – 13h – Champions League of Asia
- AL -NASSR x AL -SHABAB – 07/03 (Friday) – 16h – Saudi Championship
- AL -NASSR X ESTGHLAL – 10/03 (Monday) – 15h – Champions League of Asia
- AL -NASSR x AL KHOLOOD – 14/03 (Friday) – 16h – Saudi Championship
- Al -Hilal x al -Nassr – 04/04 (Friday) – 15h – Saudi Championship
AL-NASSR Classification
- Saudi Championship: 3rd place (47 points in 23 games)
- Asian league Champions League: in the round of 16
- Saudi King Cup: eliminated in the round of 16
- Saudi Super Cup: runner-up
