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Fans taunted Cristiano Ronaldo with Lionel Messi chants on Monday night after the Al-Nassr star was sent off for a furious outburst.
Ronaldo appeared to elbow and stamp on an opponent on Monday evening before raising his fist towards the referee.
A seething Ronaldo was sent off as Al-Nassr crashed out of the Saudi Super Cup semi-finals with a 2-1 defeat by Al-Hilal.
And Messi devotees took the opportunity to mock the Manchester United legend, something which is a regular occurrence.
As players tangled with each other just before Ronaldo was given his marching orders, the 'Messi, Messi' chant arose from the crowd.
Fans chanted 'Messi, Messi' after Cristiano Ronaldo appeared to elbow and stamp on a player
Ronaldo was given a straight red card for violent conduct as Al-Nassr lost in the Saudi Super Cup semi-finals
Fire and fury broke loose in the dying embers of the semi-final – in which Al-Nassr were trailing 2-0 – and Ronaldo saw red following a clash with Al-Hilal's Ali Al-Bulaihi.
Al-Bulaihi tried to prevent the Portuguese superstar from grabbing the ball to take a quick throw-in, leading to the pair to square up with the ball still out of play.
Ronaldo seemingly threw an elbow in the direction of the Al-Hilal defender, sending him crashing to the floor and sparking a melee of pushing and shoving between the players, with the opposition unhappy at the challenge.
It also looks as if Ronaldo might have
