{
  "id": 17573684,
  "title": "Cristiano Ronaldo to miss Al Nassr's AFC Champions League clash as Al Ain and Shabab Al Ahli face big tests",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/cristiano-ronaldo-to-miss-al-nassrs-afc-champions-league-clash-as-al-17573684",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-01T07:46:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/2026/11/01/cristiano-ronaldo-to-miss-al-nassrs-afc-champions-league-clash-as-al-ain-and-shabab-al-ahli-face-big-tests/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Cristiano Ronaldo will miss Al Nassr's AFC Champions League match against Pakhtakor due to him being rested by coach Ange Postecoglou. The Portuguese striker, who has scored 985 goals in his career, was absent when the team arrived in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Kingsley Coman and Mohamed Simakan are also absent from the team. Al Ain and Shabab Al Ahli are facing big tests in their upcoming matches. Al Ain leads the table after winning all three matches, while Shabab Al Ahli is also undefeated. Al Hilal awaits Shabab Al Ahli in their next match.",
  "summary": "Al Nassr will be without star man Cristiano Ronaldo for their AFC Champions League clash against Pakhtakor on Monday after the Portugal striker was rested for the trip to Uzbekistan. Ronaldo , 41, was conspicuous by his absence when the Al Nassr squad touched down in Tashkent on Saturday, and it has since emerged that he, along with Kingsley Coman and Mohamed Simakan, had been left at home by…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Why Cristiano Ronaldo is missing Al Nassr's Asian Champions League clash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/why-cristiano-ronaldo-is-missing-al-nassrs-asian-champions-league",
        "published": "2026-11-01T03:30:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}