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Al-Nassr fans on X have blasted Cristiano Ronaldo's teammate, Bento Krepski, after he had a poor performance in goal during their 2-1 loss against 10-man Al-Ittihad. The Knights of Najd were knocked out of the King's Cup of Champions following their Round of 16 clash at Al-Awwal Park on Tuesday, October 28.
Former Real Madrid superstar Karim Benzema found the bottom-left corner with a tidy finish, beating Bento at his near post, to break the deadlock in the 15th minute. Angelo Gabriel leveled the scores 15 minutes later with a thunderous effort into the top corner. However, Houssem Aouar took full advantage of Bento's poor positioning to help Al-Ittihad regain their advantage (45+2').
Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr were handed a massive advantage in the 49th minute after Ahmed Al-Julaydan was sent off following a clumsy challenge. However, the visitors defended well to ensure they progressed to the quarter-finals.
Jorge Jesus opted to start Bento in goal ahead of Nawaf Al-Aqidi and Raghed Al-Najjar. However, the Brazilian was unable to justify the former's decision as he looked unconvincing in goal. His performance came weeks after he notably failed to save a single penalty during Al-Nassr's loss to Al-Ahli in the Saudi Super Cup final (August 23).
One Cristiano Ronaldo fan posted:
"Terminate Bento’s contract"@TheNassrZone Terminate Bento’s contract
Another fan tweeted:
"Bento is always there to make the opponent win"@TheNassrZone Bento is always there to make the opponent win
Other fans reacted below:
@TheNassrZone Chose Bento as a GK on this match is a mistake, JJ make a big mistake
@TheNassrZone It's over. Forget it. No reason why we started Bento today
@TheNassrZone Its over bro Bento costed us the much did Jorge have no clue that everytime in a cup if Bento plays we lost?
@TheNassrZone Bento is making Onana look like prime neur😭
@TheNassrZone It’s poor positioning and goal keeping… You costed us the cup few months ago, you will cost us this one again. The worst time to concede a goal.
How did Cristiano Ronaldo fare during Al-Nassr's 2-1 loss against Al-Ittihad?
Cristiano Ronaldo was unable to make the desired impact as Al-Nassr crashed out of the King's Cup of Champions following their disappointing 2-1 loss against 10-man Al-Ittihad. Their only shot at winning silverware this season is now the Saudi Pro League title and the AFC Champions League Two.
Cristiano Ronaldo has impressed for Al-Nassr this season, scoring seven goals and providing two assists in nine appearances across all competitions. However, the 40-year-old struggled against Al-Ittihad, receiving a match rating of 6.4.
Ronaldo played all 90 minutes, completing 19 passes from an attempted 23 (83 percent accuracy). He created one chance, landed one shot on target from five attempts (20 percent accuracy), delivered zero accurate crosses, and completed zero dribbles.
Jorge Jesus and Co. will next face Al-Feiha in the Saudi Pro League on Saturday, November 1.
Disclaimer: The above stats were taken from FotMob on October 29 at 1:55 AM IST. They are subject to change.
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