The Saudi Al-Nasr player, Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, visited the training of his former team, Real Madrid, in Riyadh, which is preparing to face its rival Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final, which will be held next Sunday at the "King Fahd" International Stadium in the Saudi capital.
And the official account of Real on Twitter published a video clip that showed a friendly meeting between Ronaldo and Italian Carlo Ancelotti, the “Royal” coach, inside Al-Nasr Stadium, where they exchanged conversation for some time, before Brazilian Roberto Carlos, the former Real Madrid star, appeared warmly shaking hands with the Portuguese star.
💥 Nice to see you again, Cristiano @Cristiano!
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🤝 @MrAncelotti
🙌 @OficialRC3 pic.twitter.com/4wF0y5WBEj
- Real Madrid (@realmadridarab) January 13, 2023
Real's account commented on the video clip, writing, "We were pleased to see you again, Cristiano," while the "Royal" fans welcomed their former star and expected him to be in the Super Cup final against Barcelona.
And the Spanish newspaper "Marca" reported that Ronaldo, 37, sat on the bench at Al-Nasr Stadium to follow Real Madrid's training.
Ronaldo trained alone at the Real Valdebebas training center last month, days before he moved to Al-Nasr club, after obtaining official permission from Florentino Perez, president of the "Royal Club".
🚨¡CRISTIANO, AND THE ENTRENAMIENTO DEL MADRID!🚨
🇵🇹 Visit portugués en an entreno with todos los jugadores menos Lucas.
(Vía @DarioMonteroG) pic.twitter.com/bSrNdr9mQY
- El Chiringuito TV (@elchiringuitotv) January 13, 2023
Ronaldo - who is the historic top scorer for Real Madrid - defended the colors of Real between 2009 and 2018, when he played 438 matches with him in all competitions, scoring 450 goals and providing 131 assists before moving to Juventus, then Manchester United, and finally victory.
During his career with Real Madrid, Ronaldo won 15 titles: 4 European Champions League titles, two Spanish League titles, the same in the King’s Cup, the Spanish Super Cup, the European Super Cup, and 3 Club World Cup titles.