Cristiano Ronaldo: asks referee to overturn penalty he scored | Garnacho Goal
Cristiano Ronaldo is known for his goalscoring exploits but on Monday night the Al-Nassr forward convinced the referee not to award him a penalty.
The 38-year-old went down in the second minute after a challenge in his side’s Asian Champions League 0-0 draw with Iranian side Persepolis.
But when Chinese referee Ma Ning awarded a penalty, Ronaldo argued the case for the decision to be overturned.
Ning was sent to the pitchside monitor and ultimately changed his call.
A combination of the video assistant referee and Ronaldo’s honesty came to Persepolis’ rescue.
The match went on to finish goalless, with Al Nassr’s Ali Lajami sent off in the 17th minute.
Al-Nassr had already qualified for the knockout stages before the match in Riyadh.
The Saudi Pro League side are top of Group E with 13 points after five matches and five points ahead of Persepolis in second.
praise onto Alejandro Garnacho after the Manchester United youngster scored an absolute screamer for the club in their 3-0 win over Everton
The 19-year-old winger enjoyed a memorable moment for Man Utd as he opened the scoring in some style at Goodison Park, producing a stunning bicycle kick
That will surely be remembered as being up there with classics by Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Gareth Bale.
Speaking exclusively to Media for on Daily Briefing column, the coach said it was one of the best bicycle kick goals he’d ever seen,
He added that he wasn’t surprised to see Garnacho pull it off as he’s been putting in hard work behind the scenes to improve every aspect of his game.
Garnacho is clearly an exciting talent, and although he’s not always been the most consistent performer, he’s still young and looks to be improving all the time,
with this goal bound to give him a great deal of confidence.
Garnacho is already considered one of the most exciting attacking prospects in world soccer and has drawn comparisons with five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo after making his senior debut for Manchester United in 2022.
The youngster even gave a nod to his former teammate, performing Ronaldo’s ‘Siu’ celebration after scoring the goal.
He also posted a picture on his Instagram story of his effort being likened to Ronaldo’s overhead kick for Real Madrid against Juventus in 2018.
After Sunday’s stunning effort, the Argentine international has also drawn comparisons with another Manchester United great, Wayne Rooney.
Garnacho’s bicycle kick shared striking similarities with Rooney’s iconic overhead goal against Manchester City in 2011,
United manager Erik ten Hag was quick to play down any comparisons and urged the youngster to keep improving.
“I can’t believe it to be honest,” Garnacho told Sky Sports after the game.
“I didn’t see how I scored, I just listened and thought ‘oh my god.’ One of the best goals I’ve scored of course, and I’m very happy.”
