A goal from Portugal international Cristiano Ronaldo guaranteed Al Nassr’s 2-1 victory against Al Tai in an eighth round match of the Saudi Football League on Friday.
Al Nassr, coached by the Portuguese Luís Castro and with Ronaldo and Otávio in the starting line-up, took the lead in the 32nd minute with a goal from the Brazilian Talisca, after an assist from the Portuguese attacker.
In the second half, Al Tai equalized at 79, with a goal from Dutchman Virgil Misidjan, with Al Nassr scoring the winning goal at 87, through Cristiano Ronaldo, who converted a penalty, with the striker scoring the 10th goal in the championship this season made. .
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Champions Al Ittihad, coached by Nuno Espírito Santo, drew 0-0 against Al Faia and could lose the lead in the league to Al Hilal, led by Jorge Jesus, who will play against Al Shabab today.
Filipe Gouveia’s Al Hazem lost 3-1 at home to Al Taawon, with the foreign team taking the lead in the 59th minute through Gambian Musa Barrow.
The home side equalized at 72, with Portuguese Tozé converting a penalty, but Al Taawon scored twice more, through Abdulfattah Adam (86) and Sattam Al Roqi (90+14), to guarantee the triumph.
Al Ittihad leads the championship with 19 points, the same as Al Taawon, while Al Nassr is third with 18 and Al Hilal fourth with 17, but played one match less, which could give him the isolated lead of the league in the event of triumph.
Al Hazem is in last place with only three points and has not yet won in the Saudi League.
Source: DN
