Why is Cristiano Ronaldo not playing the Kings Cup fixture with Al Nassr?

Cristiano Ronaldo is one of Saudi Arabia's most important players. The Portuguese in this season has become the top scorer in the Saudi Pro League and in other official competitions. In the same way, the team is undefeated and accumulating victories. Since qualifying for the Asian Champions League, those led by Luis Castro have not known defeat and remain close to the top 6 of the league.

After a difficult reclassification match, the team managed to get into the Champions League after coming from behind in the last 10 minutes. Al Nassr qualified for the continental championship after years of absence. At the moment, the team has figures of the stature of Ronaldo, Mane, Brozovic, Laporte, which make it a highly competitive team and that gives it the bases to fight titles.

On the other hand, Middle Eastern soccer is full of figures with players like Neymar, Roberto Firmino, Fabinho, Henderson, among others. Al Nassr will also play in the Kings Cup match, a tournament organized by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation. Without Neymar, Al Hilal achieved the result and Al Nassr will look to do the same without Ronaldo in the starting 11. 

Why is Ronaldo not playing?

Everything seems to indicate that Luis Castro has decided to give some rest to the Portuguese. As in the case of Lionel Messi, the Portuguese has played all his matches. For this reason, the player has started the match from the bench.