Cristiano Ronaldo and his Al Nassr teammates are back in training as they look to bounce back from a poor ending to the 2022/23 season.
The Saudi Pro League side only won four of their last eight league games, finishing second in the table, five points behind champions Al-Ittihad. Ronaldo scored in three of those games, but was visibly disappointed after failing to win the title.
The 38-year-old is looking to lead his side to silverware this season, and he had a positive start in the June international break. He captained Portugal to a win over Bosnia and Herzegovina before scoring a last-minute winner against Iceland.
The Sporting News looks at when Ronaldo will make his next appearance for Al Nassr.
When is Ronaldo's next Al Nassr match?
- Friday, July 14: vs. SC Farense (3:30 p.m. ET / 8:30 p.m. BST)
Al Nassr's next scheduled match is their second preseason friendly against Portuguese side SC Farense on July 14.
The match is part of the club's preseason training camp in Portugal, where they beat third-division side Alverca 2-0 on July 10 on goals by Adam Mohammed and Anderson Talisca.
The first competitive match of Al Nassr's 2023/24 season will come in the Arab Club Champions Cup, where they face fellow Saudi Arabian club Al Shabab in the first of three group games on July 28. Their other two matches in the group will be against Monastir (Tunisia) and Zamalek (Egypt).
Ronaldo played 16 league games for Al Nassr in 2022/23, in which he scored 14 goals and assisted his teammates twice. As he gets set for his first full season in Saudi Arabia, he will be looking to play close to all 30 Saudi Pro League matches this time around.
Al Nassr will also be involved in the King Cup, the Saudi Super Cup and the aforementioned Arab Club Champions Cup this season, and they will hope to qualify for the Asian Champions League via a playoff on August 22.
Al Nassr preseason fixtures 2023
- July 10: Al Nassr 2-0 Alverca (Portugal)
- July 14: vs. SC Farense (Portugal)
- July 17: vs. Celta Vigo (Spain)
- July 20: vs. Benfica (Portugal)
- July 25: vs. PSG (France)
- July 27: vs. Inter (Italy)
Al Nassr's preseason fixture against Alverca was the first of five tuneup matches before they play in the Arab Club Champions Cup.
They will also face SC Farense, La Liga side Celta Vigo, and Portuguese power Benfica during their time in Portugal between July 14-20.
They will then face tougher tests in their tour of Japan. Their final two preseason matches will be against French champions PSG on July 25, and 2023 Champions League finalists Inter Milan on July 27.