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Cristiano Ronaldo’s angry gesture to cost boss his job? Luis Castro facing Al-Nassr chop after Super Cup capitulation – with Saudi Pro League season yet to start

<p>Serious questions are being asked of the man in the dugout following a second-half capitulation against Al-Hilal. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/video-cristiano-ronaldo-al-nassr-saudi-super-cup-final-goal/bltb94320b1b7a462f9" target="_blank">Ronaldo had put Al-Nassr in front</a> as they sought to land major silverware at the start of the 2024-25 campaign, but the Portuguese <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/cristiano-ronaldo-al-nassr-goalkeeper-bento-makes-horror-error-aleksandar-mitrovic-superb-brace-hilal/blt59465ac187a5ec37" target="_blank">ended up on the wrong end of a 4-1 scoreline</a>.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>All four of those goals were scored in a stunning 17-minute passage of play, with Ronaldo clearly frustrated with the effort, or lack of, being put in by those around him. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner was <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/video-cristiano-ronaldo-lewd-sh-t-themselves-gesture-al-nassr-rages-saudi-super-cup/blt820ba0719a8d7a9f" target="_blank">caught on camera making lewd gestures to his colleagues</a>.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>It is now being claimed that head coach Castro, who took charge of Al-Nassr in July 2023, could be relieved of his duties. His representative, Antonio Teixeira, has told <a href="httpsarriyadiyah.com/847165/%D9%88%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%84-%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%88-%D9%84%D9%85-%D9%86%D9%8F%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%8E%D8%BA-%D8%A8%D8%A3%D9%8A-%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B1..-%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B1%D8%BA%D8%A8-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%AA%D8%AD%D9%82%D9%8A%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA " target="_blank"><em>Al-Riyadhiyah</em></a> as speculation rages: “We were not informed of anything about not continuing. Castro has a passion to achieve championships with the team during the new season, and he was not successful in the Super Cup, but I do not know anything about the others and whether they want to achieve championships or not.”</p>

WHAT CASTRO'S AGENT SAID

<p>Change is being mooted with the new Saudi Pro League season yet to get underway. Ronaldo and Co are due to face Al-Raed in their opener on Thursday. It remains to be seen who will be at the helm and <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-sa/lists/new-season-same-goal-secrets-cristiano-ronaldo-success-record-shattering-al-nassr-superstar-more-trophy-bids-39/blte0e1ae5d0fc3f02d" target="_blank">overseeing more bids for major honours</a> by the time all-time great CR7 returns to the field.</p>

WHAT NEXT?

Cristiano Ronaldo’s ‘sh*t themselves’ gesture to cost boss his job? Luis Castro facing Al-Nassr chop after Super Cup capitulation – with Saudi Pro League season yet to start | Goal.com US

Cristiano Ronaldo’s “sh*t themselves” gesture aimed at Al-Nassr team-mates during a Super Cup final defeat may end up costing Luis Castro his job.