Cristiano Ronaldo lost his cool again and launched a furious verbal volley at Al-Nassr's coaches after the Saudi outfit went in at half-time trailing 1-0 to Al-Wehda in the King Cup of Champions semi-final.
Ronaldo, 38, moved to the Middle East after leaving Manchester United by mutual consent last year. And while the veteran forward has scored plenty of goals for Al-Nassr, his brief stint at the club hasn't exactly been plain sailing.
The five-time Ballon d'Or winner was involved in a furious post-match spat after his side were held to 0-0 draw by by Al-Feiha in the Saudi Pro League at the start of the month.
And the veteran let rip again on Monday night with Al-Nassr trailing against Al-Wehda in the cup. As the two teams walked off at the break, a visibly disillusioned Ronaldo was seen trudging towards the bench before angrily remonstrating with his own coaching team.
Ronaldo and co re-emerged after the break but were unable to keep their cup campaign alive - even though Al-Wehda were reduced to 10 men in the 55th minute after Ronaldo was scythed down by Abdullah Al-Hafith.
Al-Nassr are currently without a manager after parting company with previous boss Rudi Garcia earlier this month. The Frenchman, who spent less than 12 months at the helm, left his post via mutual consent with the club in second place in the league.
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The club are yet to confirm Garcia's successor, although a host of high-profile names have been linked with the role, including AS Roma chief Jose Mourinho and former Spain national team manager Luis Enrique. Dinko Jelicic, the former manager of the club's Under-19 team, is currently in charge.
Losing out in the King Cup of Champions will be a bitter blow for Ronaldo, who fired back at critics who slammed his decision to move to the Middle East. The veteran, who was won the Champions League and numerous domestic titles in England, Spain and Italy, outlined that he had left Europe to win new prizes as he had achieved "everything he set out" to win during stints at Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus.
"I am fortunate that I have won everything I set out to win in European football," the forward said shortly after his lucrative switch to Al-Nassr had been confirmed. "I feel now that this is the right moment to share my experience in Asia."
He added: "Al-Nassr's vision is very inspiring and impressive. I look forward to a different league experience in a different country. I am excited to join my team-mates as soon as possible."
