CRISTIANO RONALDO has been sent off after appearing to elbow an opponent in the chest.
The former Manchester United star, 39, had been in action for Al-Nassr in the Saudi Super Cup when the flashpoint occurred.
ReutersCristiano Ronaldo appeared to drive his elbow into his opponent[/caption]
With his side trailing 2-0 courtesy of goals by Salem Al-Dawsari and ex-Barcelona ace Malcom, Ronaldo’s frustration got the better of him.
After sliding the ball out of play, Al-Hilal defender Ali Al-Bulayhi tried to prevent the Portuguese from grabbing the ball to take a quick throw-in.
When Ronaldo nudged him out the way, Al-Bulayhi appeared to square up to him.
At this point, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner seemed to ram his elbow into his opponent’s chest.
Al-Bulayhi, 34, went down in a heap, with players from both sides immediately running over.
Kalidou Koulibaly went rushing in and was shoved, before Aymeric Laporte tried to act as peacemaker.
When the referee flashed his red card at Ronaldo, the forward appeared to motion as if he wanted to punch the ball at the official.
He then sarcastically have the ref a thumbs up, before motioning over at Al-Bukayhi, still crumpled in a heap.
As he left the pitch, Ronaldo was taunted by “Messi” chants from the crowd.
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