Cristiano Ronaldo's goal goes to review and could become a Girotto own goal
The Saudi league has opened a review of the second goal against Al-Faisaly, and the credit could move from Cristiano Ronaldo to an Andrei Girotto own goal. With the goal he reaches 982, 18 short of the thousand; as an own goal he stays on 981.
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Um desvio em Andrei Girotto pode custar a Cristiano Ronaldo o 982º gol da carreira. A liga saudita abriu apuração sobre o lance do segundo tempo contra o Al-Faisaly, e a decisão pode trocar a autoria para gol contra do zagueiro.
O impacto é direto na contagem do milésimo: com o crédito ao português, são 982 gols, a 18 da marca; se virar gol contra, ele fica em 981, a 19 do milésimo.
No lance, João Félix cobrou falta na área, CR7 subiu e cabeceou no meio da defesa, e a bola ainda encostou em Girotto antes de entrar. Transmissão e o rastreamento em tempo real da liga deram autoria ao camisa 7; o site oficial registrava quatro gols dele no campeonato, com esse chegando a cinco, segundo o UOL. Opta e o portal da FIFA, por sua vez, registraram gol contra. Nas redes sociais, a liga publicou o vídeo do lance como o 982º da carreira.
Tariq Kayyal, que preside o Comitê de Conformidade da Liga, disse ao jornal Arriyadiyah ter recebido o relatório da arbitragem — sem encerrar o caso: "Aguardamos o esclarecimento do árbitro na segunda-feira e estudaremos todos os relatórios". A conclusão vai para homologação e é definitiva, sem recurso.
O jornalista Ali Al-Anzi sustenta que o assunto já está resolvido. A diferença entre Opta e a liga sai do critério de atribuição: a Stats Perform afirma usar critérios próprios em lances polêmicos e, quando cabe, alinhar o registro à decisão do organizador.
No fim do jogo, Ronaldo deu o troféu de melhor em campo a Al-Hamdan — gesto que a liga fez questão de destacar.
Do outro lado da história, Girotto foi campeão da Copa do Brasil de 2015 pelo Palmeiras. Naquela campanha, no Allianz Parque, ele marcou de cabeça nas quartas de final, completando cruzamento de Allione, no 3 a 2 sobre o Internacional que colocou o Verdão na semifinal — e o time levantou a taça em cima do Santos.
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