Luís Castro’s team, including the contribution of Cristiano Ronaldo, scorer of one of the goals, reached halftime with a 1-0 loss thanks to an Istiqlol goal in the 44th minute from Ivorian striker Senin Sabai.
However, Al-Nassr’s reaction in the second half was categorical and allowed the Saudi team to turn the result around, with Cristiano Ronaldo starting the equalizer in the 66th minute, and Brazilian Anderson Talisca, ex-Benfica, completing it with two more goals, at 72 and 77.
Goal for Cristiano Ronaldo. His first in the Asian Champions League.
Number 855. His 36th goal of 2023.#Christian #Ronaldo #AFC #AFCChampionsLeague #AlNassrIstiklol
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– World Sports Weekly (@wsportsweekly) October 2, 2023
Unstoppable 17 games, 17 goals in the season.
Unstoppable 17 games, 17 goals this season. pic.twitter.com/9DGTTaSBuD
– Portugal (@selecaoportugal) October 2, 2023
Luís Castro today decided to rest some of the team’s influential players, such as the Portuguese Otávio and the Senegalese Sadio Mané.
With their second win in Group E, Al Nassr leads alone with six points, followed by Iranians Persepolis with three, and Qatar’s Al-Duhail and Istiqlol Dushanbe both with one.
Source: DN
