Cristiano Ronaldo corrects referee and admits he didn’t suffer a penalty

Cristiano Ronaldo doesn’t hide from anyone that he dreams of reaching a thousand goals in his career. But he showed this Monday that he still uses Fair Play in football. In a game against Persepolis, the referee gave a penalty to the number 7, but he stated that it was not touched and the move ended up being challenged.

Playing in Riyadh in the group stage of the Asian Champions League, the Portuguese star fell in the area after a tackle from Irian Soroush Rafiei after just two minutes. Chinese referee Ning Ma awarded a penalty, but the attacker recognized that it was not a foul and asked the referee to cancel the penalty.

In an act of fair play, Cristiano Ronaldo gestured with his hands to make it clear that it had not been a foul and joined the opponent’s athletes in asking for the penalty to be cancelled. “No penalty,” said the star. The referee then reversed his decision after a VAR review. The curious scene went viral on social media.

The game ended in a 0-0 draw. Al-Nassr leads Group E of the Asian competition, with 13 points from five matches and is already classified in advance. Persepolis is second, with eight. Al-Duhail, from Qatar, with four, and Istiqlol, from Tajikistan, with two, complete the bracket.

In the Saudi Championship, Cristiano Ronaldo’s team is in second place, with 34 points, four less than Al-Hilal, Neymar’s team, which is undefeated in the tournament. The Portuguese star is the competition’s top scorer, with 15 goals.