“Coach Luis Castro was the one supported by Ronaldo to replace coach Rudi Garcia who was fired by Al Nassr last season. However, after more than a season, this Portuguese coach has not been able to help the team win any championship titles as expected.

Along with the incident that caused outrage when Ronaldo refused to receive his medal and mocked the home team players in the Saudi Arabian Super Cup final, it led to the decision that coach Luis Castro would be the one to take full responsibility,” Marca said.

Although the decision to fire him has not been announced, coach Luis Castro has left Al Nassr Club. The club’s president, Mr. Ibrahim Al Muhidib, will soon make an official announcement after consulting with sports director Fernando Hierro. Al Nassr is currently negotiating to invite coach Sergio Conceicao, another Portuguese, to replace him.

 

Since recruiting famous player Ronaldo in early 2023, Al Nassr Club has not won any official championship title. While it has gone through 3 generations of coaches including Rudi Garcia, Luis Castro and Dinko Jelicic. Coming soon will be the 4th coach.

Al Nassr’s goal is to regain the Saudi Arabian football championship from rival Al Hilal. However, at the beginning of the 2024 – 2025 season, they continued to fail in the Super Cup final.

Next week, the Saudi Pro League returns, with Al Nassr taking on Al Raed at 1am on August 23. However, the team has already made a change in their coaching staff.

Coach Luis Castro is said to have the same fate as his predecessor, Rudi Garcia, who was fired after they failed to please Ronaldo, causing the famous player to be angry when his team lost.

The Al Nassr leadership always puts Ronaldo in the highest position at the club, so coaches are always under pressure if they cannot help their team achieve the expected results.