Cristiano Ronaldo is defeated and loses his first major prize in Saudi Arabia

Cristiano Ronaldo has experienced his first official defeat since moving from Manchester United to Saudi Arabia.

On Thursday night, Ronaldo captained Al Nassr to a 3-1 loss to Al Ittihad in the Saudi Super Cup.

The Portuguese and his team were eliminated from the competition when Nuno Espirito Santo’s side won 3-1 at the King Fahd International Stadium.

Al-Ittihad eliminated Al Nassr and their star signing from the cup tournament with to goals from Romarinho, Abderrazak Hamdallah, and Muhannad Al-Shanqeeti.

Ronaldo nearly scored for his team in the 43rd minute, but his header was saved by Al-Ittihad goalkeeper Marcelo Grohe.

In the 67th minute, Al Nassr equalized through Anderson Talisca, however it was only a consolation goal.

Ronaldo’s debut for the Saudi Arabia giants resulted in a 1-0 victory over Ettifaq.