The Saudis of Al Nassr, without Cristiano Ronaldo but with Talisca in form, thrashed Farense (5-1) of the Portuguese football league on Friday in a friendly match at Estádio Algarve.
In a duel witnessed by some 7,000 spectators, the Brazilian attacking midfielder scored a ‘double’ in the first half, with goals coming in the fourth and 24th minutes, and Khalid (75), Abdulfattah Adam (90+1) and Sahlouli (90 + 4) scored the remaining goals, while Marco Matias scored for the Algarve (eight).
Cristiano Ronaldo and Croatian reinforcement Brozovic, who started training this week, were spared by Portuguese coach Luís Castro, in his second meeting at the head of the Asian team, and did not even sit on the bench.
Farense, who is back in the premier league after a two-year absence, had two new players in the ‘eleven’, goalkeeper Luiz Felipe and right back Fran Delgado.
Al Nassr started better, with Anderson Talisca making it 1-0 after four minutes, in a shot that looked heavily beaten by Luiz Felipe, but the Algarve responded well, with Elves Baldé in evidence.
After an excellent individual move, Luso-Guinean winger Marco Matias offered a draw (eight) and had a clear goal chance (11), truncated by Lajami ‘above’ the goal line, with Talisca returning the advantage to Al Nassr, in the 24th minute .
In the second half, with the other three reinforcements on the field (Artur Jorge, Talys and Rafael Barbosa), Farense tried to respond to the disadvantage, but rarely created danger, while the more effective opponent achieved defeat with goals from Khalid (75) , Abdulfattah Adam (90+1) and Sahlouli (90+4).
Al Nassr, who had already defeated Alverca 2-0 in the Algarve in Liga 3, continues his training in the region with the Algarve Trophy, facing Spain’s Celta de Vigo (July 17) and Benfica (July 17). July 20), both at Estádio Algarve.
The team from the Algarve, which already booked a win against Under-23 (1-0) and a defeat against Wolverhampton (1-0) in this pre-season, has a match against Sporting scheduled for next Wednesday.
Source: DN
