[p]The 41-year-old forward, who is set to appear in a record sixth World Cup in June, was substituted in the 89th minute of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/al-ettifaq-ncrXAWGn/al-nassr-h4I89ZuE/?mid=bPBd4z3l"]Wednesday's game[/a].[/p][p][b]"I was thinking of not including him, he wasn't in good shape,"[/b] Jesus said. [b]"He was suffering from stomach pains and a general feeling of fatigue. When I substituted him, he went straight to the dressing room and threw up."[/b][/p][embed guid="7af7b122-6982-4576-adbc-99d3701ca10a" url="https://x.com/AlNassrFC_EN/status/2044505582753771941" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ronaldo-cristiano/WGOY4FSt/"]Ronaldo[/a] has scored 24 goals as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/al-nassr/h4I89ZuE/"]Al Nassr[/a], who are on their longest winning streak in the Saudi top-flight, sit eight points clear at the top of the table.[/p]
Fatigued Cristiano Ronaldo 'threw up' after Al Nassr match, Jorge Jesus reveals
Cristiano Ronaldo played through illness and vomited after leaders Al Nassr claimed a 15th straight Saudi Pro League victory with a 1-0 win over Al Ettifaq, coach Jorge Jesus said.
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