WATCH: Cristiano Ronaldo's heartwarming gesture after being awarded penalty

Cristiano Ronaldo has been one of the best footballers of this generation. His goalscoring abilities and skillful runs towards the wings have been exceptional. He currently plays for the Saudi Arabian club, Al Nassr. The side was playing against Persepolis in the Asian Champions League (ACL). During the game Cristiano Ronaldo did something very special. He was awarded a penalty by the referee and convinced the referee to take off his own penalty decision, leaving fans on social media in shock. 

The Portuguese captain went down in the penalty box, and the referee awarded a penalty to him. But he soon went on to the official in order to reverse the penalty decision. He argued with the Chinese referee Ma Ning after the penalty was given to him. During the start of the second half the 38-year-old striker was injured behind his back after Beiranvand landed on him when coming to claim a high ball. 

He was substituted at the 77 minute. Nassr faces arch-rivals Al Hilal on Friday in a top-of-the-table clash in the Saudi Pro League. The match ended in a draw, but Al Nassr have already booked their place in the Asian Champions League knockout stage. The had won all four Group E matches going into the encounter in Riyadh and needed only a point at Al Awwal Park to advance to the last 16.

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Here’s the full replay of Cristiano Ronaldo being awarded a penalty and then asking for the referee to disallow it as it was wrongly given. pic.twitter.com/R4s0VLm99m

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Cristiano Ronaldo record for Al Nassr

Head coach Castro stated, "We worked a lot to prepare for tomorrow’s match, and we also played a match two days ago, and the players are still recovering." Al-Nassr has registered eight consecutive wins in the Saudi Pro League and a perfect record in the AFC Champions League. Ronaldo has scored 38 goals in 44 matches for Al Nassr.

The Portuguese football player joined Al Nassr in January this year, becoming the world’s highest-paid athlete during the transfer. CR7 has scored 29 goals in 29 appearances for Al Nassr FC in the Saudi Pro League. He also scored a brace in the final against Al Hilal as the team won the Arab Club Champions Cup.