Portuguese soccer superstar Cron will lead Saudi Arabia's Riyadh Stars against Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in the early hours of Friday morning (20) after bidding farewell to European football and meeting arch-rivals Argentinean star Mez on his debut. Cron, 37, has not played an official match since the World Cup last eight on the 10th of last month and his form is a mystery. It is reported that he has decided to play only 45 minutes in this match after discussing with his coach Rudi Garcia.
Cron officially joined Saudi Arabia's Ainas last month, but was suspended by the FA for two matches for making a phone call to a small fan in England, and will still have to serve his sentence even in Saudi Arabia. In addition, Ainas foreign aid quota has been full, Cron's registration work was also blocked for a while.
After a lot of ups and downs, Cron will finally have his first match in the Middle East as he will lead a Riyadh Stars team made up of players from Ainas and Hilal to face PSG, and despite the expectation of a showdown between Cron and Mays, the foreign media has revealed that Cron is in a worrying state of form, and may disappoint the fans by playing only half the match.
Considering that Cron will captain the Riyadh Stars, he is expected to start as a debutant and rotate after the interval to get ready for the Saudi League match for Ainas against Ittifaq in the early hours of next Monday (23).
Paris Saint-Germain are also strong, with a MNM frontline combination of Mes, Nima and Kilian McBarbie, but central midfielder Marko Waratahi is out with an injury, and another midfielder, Sharabia, has moved to Premier League Wolves on a 2.5-year contract and is unavailable to play.
