C. Ronaldo continued to show his high form when he contributed a double to help Al Nassr overcome Al Ahli with a score of 4-3. This is Al Nassr’s 5th consecutive victory.
The duel between Al Nassr and Al Ahly is a heroic performance of European stars. Both teams are very active in spending money on purchases in the 2023 summer transfer window. Al Nassr owns a series of players who have played on the old continent, including Alex Telles, Aymeric Laporte, Brozovic, Otavio, Talisca, C.Ronaldo and Sadio Mane. Similarly, Al Ahly has Mendy, Demiral, Ibanez, Kessie, Veiga, Mahrez, Saint-Maximin and Firmino.
C.Ronaldo shined brightly when contributing a double for Al Nassr in the match against Al Ahly (Photo: Getty).
The match was exciting. Right from the 4th minute, C.Ronaldo opened the scoring for Al Nassr after a pass from Sadio Mane. In the 8th minute, CR7 almost had a second goal. Unfortunately, he missed the perfect opportunity when he hit the post with the ball.
However, Al Nassr did not have to regret it for long. In the 17th minute, Talisca headed home from close range to increase the score to 2-0 for the home team. After two early goals, Al Ahly woke up. They pushed the squad up to create suffocating pressure.
In the 30th minute, former AC Milan and Barcelona player Franck Kessie shortened the score to 1-2 for Al Ahly. However, at the end of the first half, Talisca scored a super goal to help Al Nassr take a 3-1 lead.
C.Ronaldo celebrates excitedly with his teammates (Photo: Getty).
Right at the beginning of the second half, Mahrez successfully scored a penalty kick, shortening the score to 2-3. However, just two minutes later, C. Ronaldo spoke up. The Portuguese striker fired a shot from outside the penalty area, giving Al Nassr a 4-2 lead.
This is C.Ronaldo’s 9th goal this season, through which he continues to lead the list of top scorers of the Saudi Arabia national championship.
Al Nassr won a breathtaking victory over Al Ahly (Photo: Getty).
In the remaining time, Al Ahly equalized 3-4 thanks to Al Buraikan, but it was not enough to help them come back against Al Nassr.
The match ended with Al Nassr winning 4-3. This is the 5th consecutive victory for C.Ronaldo and his teammates. They rose to 5th place on the rankings with 15 points, 3 points behind top team Al Ittihad.
Al Nassr vs Al Ahli match lineup
Al Nassr : Nawaf, Sultan, Lajami, Laporte, Telles, Al Khaibari, Otavio, Brozovic, Talisca, Mane, Ronaldo.
Al Ahly : Mendy, Al Hurayji, Ibanez, Demiral, Ali Majrashi, Kessie, Al Majhad, Saint-Maximin, Veiga, Mahrez, Firmino.