Cristiano Ronaldo you will not have to travel to Iran. Al Nassr was due to travel to Tehran to face Esteghlal on the third day of the Asian Champions League. This clash had generated a lot of controversy due to the conflict between Israel and Iran, which meant a very dangerous trip for the Saudi team. Neither the Portuguese player nor his club wanted to play this match on Iranian soil due to the danger it entailed and the two parties eventually reached an agreement.
He Al-Nassr and Esteghlal of Tehran agreed to play the match on neutral territory. The date of the duel will remain the same, October 22, as planned, but the location will change. Most likely, the accident will take place in Dubai. The UAE city was chosen by the Iranian team as their first option. In case it cannot be played there, the entity is considering other options like Oman or Qatar.
In the same situation is the Iranian national teamwho also chose Dubai as the venue to play his match against Qatar of the qualifying phase for the 2026 World Cup, unless the two teams decide to change the order of matches and play first on Qatari territory then in Iran. This is all due to the war between the Asian country and Israel, which makes traveling there a risk for visiting teams.
Conflict between Israel and Iran threatens football
This war also threatens football and more particularly the teams that make up the Asian Champions League. He Al-Nassrwhich belongs to Saudi Arabia, requested the Asian Football Confederation that the said match this should be contested in Tehran move into neutral territory so as not to be affected in any way by the conflict.
“We are monitoring the situation and will work on it in the coming days to move the match to a neutral venue,” club sources said recently. Al-Nassr to the Saudi media. However, they clarified that, for the moment, they have not made this proposal while waiting to see how the conflict between Israel and Iran continues to evolve: “We have not yet submitted an official request to the Asian Confederation to move the long-awaited continental clash.”
THE The star of Al Nassrfor his part, He has eight goals and three assists in nine games who played this season. For the moment, Cristiano has only one performance in the Champions League, since he did not play his club’s first match against the Iraqi Al Shorta, but this third day against the Iranian Esteghlal was a big concern for the Saudis given how things have unfolded. . Once again aggravated the situation between Israel, Iran and Lebanon.
It appears that this issue has now been resolved. Cristiano Ronaldo and Al Nassr will not have to travel to Iranbecause the match against Esteghlal from Tehran will not be played in the Iranian capital, but will be played on neutral ground. In the absence of official confirmation, the venue chosen by the home team is Dubai.
