Al-Nassr boss, Stefano Pioli, felt sympathy for his players after their 2-2 draw with Al Shabab.
It was more abandoned points for Cristiano Ronaldo and Co as well as another red card, with their hope of winning the Saudi Pro League, everything except finished.
Although he came from a goal at the bottom, with Ronaldo on the match sheet, the local team could not last in Riyadh.
As a result, they find themselves 10 points behind the Al-Ittihad leaders.
And the Pioli reduces the result to fatigue and lack of sharpness due to the congestion of the luminaire.
Speaking after the match, he said: “I am sad about the result of the match, and I promise to the public that I will present a better level in the next match.
“I am sad because our players worked hard on the field, and we could have obtained a better result.
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“We have suffered a lot of pressure lately, so we must mentally prepare the players.
“During the last games, Al Nassr did not score in front of the opponent, which made us run after the goal in order to score the equalizer and win.
“Players work hard in the field and we waste many opportunities, but we are working to correct this.
“We looked for solutions on the bench and those we included provided what was necessary.
“We are going through difficult circumstances due to the number of games and fatigue, and we focus on the next important match in the AFC Champions League.”
With 20 minutes to go, Pioli removed Ronaldo despite his team which pursued a goal.
Jhon Duran was the man to replace him, and the head coach remained by his decision to make the change.
He added: “We thought of exhaustion and fatigue, Duran would be more able to score goals.”
