Cristiano Ronaldo’s 2025-26 marketing campaign had already been interrupted by the 2025 FIFA Arab Cup, which kicked off in early December and can conclude earlier than the vacations. Now, the Portuguese star must wait even longer to play an official match for Al Nassr, because the Saudi Professional League has introduced a sudden postponement of its restart.
With Saudi Arabia competing within the match, a number of SPL gamers have been known as up, prompting the league to pause through the competitors to keep away from points associated to participant availability. Nevertheless, the league has now decided that may power followers to attend a bit longer earlier than seeing Ronaldo again in aggressive motion.
On Wednesday, the Saudi Professional League confirmed the postponement of all Matchday 10 fixtures of the 2025-26 season. Initially scheduled for December 19–21, the matches have now been rescheduled for February 22–25.
In its announcement, the SPL famous that golf equipment had beforehand been knowledgeable “of the potential for postponement ought to the Saudi nationwide staff qualify for the semifinals of the Arab Cup.” Following Saudi Arabia’s 2–1 win over Palestine in Wednesday’s quarterfinals, the nationwide staff reached the semifinal spherical, triggering the official postponement.
Cristiano Ronaldo of Al-Nassr FC through the King’s Cup in opposition to Al Ittihad.
“The League reaffirms its dedication to aligning the league schedule with the nationwide staff’s participation, in addition to making certain the most effective aggressive situations for the golf equipment,” a part of the SPL assertion learn. With Matchday 10 in opposition to Al Najma pushed again, Ronaldo’s official return is now on maintain.
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When will Ronaldo return to play for Al Nassr?
Throughout this uncommon mid-season pause, Cristiano Ronaldo has stayed energetic by showing in friendlies to keep up his health. On Wednesday the tenth, he returned to the pitch with a purpose in Al Nassr’s 4-2 win over Al Wahda, however his official comeback must wait.
Al Nassr’s subsequent official match is scheduled for December 24 in opposition to Al Zawraa within the AFC Champions League Two. Nevertheless, since Ronaldo has not featured in that competitors this season, he’s extra prone to return on December 27, when Al Nassr host Al Okhdood in Matchday 11 of the SPL. Presently sitting atop the desk with an ideal 27 factors from 27, Ronaldo and his teammates will probably be keen to increase their dominant run.
With practically two weeks between the newest pleasant and their upcoming aggressive fixture, Al Nassr might want to keep their rhythm throughout this prolonged break. In reality, Jorge Jesus is reportedly looking for one other pleasant subsequent week to finish the staff’s preparations, with Ronaldo probably that includes once more as he did within the earlier match.
