Coach 'fired' after Ronaldo scored against him

Al-Ittihad Club decided to quickly fire coach Laurent Blanc after the team lost to Ronaldo and Al-Nassr.

Coach Laurent Blanc lost his job after just one loss - Photo: SPL

Ronaldo scored the winning goal for Al-Nassr in the 2-0 victory in the Saudi Pro League on September 27. The Portuguese star ran into the area and headed the ball from close range to score.

Previously, Sadio Mane opened the scoring for Al-Nassr with a classy volley. Currently, Ronaldo and his team are in brilliant form.

Meanwhile, Al-Ittihad are not doing too badly, having won all three of their opening matches in the Saudi Pro League, and only lost to Al-Nassr. Their most disappointing result so far has been their elimination in the Saudi Super Cup semi-finals in August.

At that time, the team was still in the preparation stage for the new season, so failure was understandable.

Ronaldo has been in good form recently - Photo: REUTERS

However, despite the long road ahead, Al-Ittihad's board of directors suddenly fired coach Laurent Blanc just one day after losing to Al-Nassr. "Al-Ittihad announces the termination of the contract with first team coach Laurent Blanc and his coaching staff" - the team announced on X.

It is worth mentioning that just a few months ago, under the guidance of coach Laurent Blanc, this team won the double title of Saudi Pro League and National Cup. The French strategist built a quality squad with stars such as Karim Benzema, N'golo Kante, Fabinho.

After parting ways with Laurent Blanc, Al-Ittihad will let assistant Hassan Khalifa take temporary charge while searching for a new coach. In addition, the team will also look for a new sporting director.

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