Ronaldo was banned from flying from Saudi Arabia; Fear of missiles or rest? According to the Emirates Sports website, Ronaldo refused to travel to Uzbekistan from the country's airports. Although the head coach of Alencer stated that the reason for Ronaldo's absence was to rest him and the difficulty of traveling to Uzbekistan, but in the UAE media, this action by the Saudi club was considered as censorship of the unsafe situation in Riyadh.