Cristiano Ronaldo, the football star, is in the final stage of recovering from a muscle injury. This injury prevented him from participating with the Portugal national team during the March international window. The forward suffered the injury against Al Fayha on February 28, which has kept him off the field for the entire month of March.

Ronaldo has missed two club matches for Al Nassr and was also ruled out for Portugal's two friendlies. However, his return to action is imminent. The player has been regularly reporting to the club's training facilities, although he is currently limited to individual sessions instead of training with the group.

Reports indicate that the team doctor, Dr. Carlos Miguel, has cleared both Cristiano Ronaldo and Sadio Mané to rejoin group training starting from Sunday. However, Ronaldo has chosen to be cautious and take a measured approach to avoid any risk of a setback. The player himself offered an encouraging update on his recovery two days ago with an Instagram post captioned 'On the ball' during a training session.

With their respective rehabilitation programs completed, coach Jorge Jesus could have both Ronaldo and Mané available for the next match against Al Najma on Friday, April 3.

Cristiano Ronaldo's return from injury coincides with a notable shift in Al Nassr's match schedule. The Saudi Professional League confirmed that Al Nassr's Matchday 29 clash against Al Ettifaq at Al Awwal Park has been moved to Wednesday, April 15, nine days earlier than the original date of Friday, April 24. As a result, the team will now face Al Najma on April 3, Al Okhdood on April 11, and Al Ettifaq on April 15, in a compressed run of fixtures.

This schedule change also overlaps with what could be Al Nassr's run to the AFC Champions League Two semi-finals. The club is set to face Al Wasl on April 19 at Zabeel Stadium in Dubai in the single-leg quarter-finals, a format that has already drawn displeasure from the Saudi side.

Moving the Al Ettifaq match to April 15 eases some of the congestion, but coach Jorge Jesus still faces a significant decision with only three days of rest before the quarter-finals against Al Wasl, namely whether to prioritize the Saudi Professional League title race or manage his squad with an eye on the Champions League Two.

The club is set to face Al Wasl on April 19 at Zabeel Stadium in Dubai in the single-leg quarter-finals, a format that has already drawn displeasure from the Saudi side. The semi-finals are scheduled for one or two days before the original Al Ettifaq date, making it practically impossible to fulfill both commitments under the previous schedule.

Cristiano Ronaldo's muscle injury forced him to miss the March international window with the Portugal national team to complete his recovery in Saudi Arabia. The forward suffered the injury against Al Fayha on February 28, which has kept him off the field for the entire month of March.

The forward has missed two club matches and was also ruled out for Portugal's two friendlies, but his return to action is now imminent.