Cristiano Ronaldo bagged a double as Al-Nassr defeated 10-man Damac 2-0 to remain 5 factors behind Saudi Professional League leaders Al-Ittihad.
Stefano Pioli’s facet had suffered their first defeat of the season by the hands of Al-Qadsiah final week, however bounced again with a commanding win towards Damac, who had been unbeaten in three league matches.
Ronaldo netted his first purpose from the penalty spot within the seventeenth minute after Otavio’s header hit the arms of Damac centre-back Abdelkader Bedrane.
The away facet’s hopes of a comeback had been then dashed when Bedrane stomped on Mohamed Simakan and the referee introduced out the purple card following a VAR examine simply 11 minutes into the second half.
The 39-year-old sealed the win within the 79th minute, slotting house a cut-back from left-back Nawaf Boushal for his ninth league purpose of the season.
Al-Nassr are third within the desk, stage on 25 factors with Al-Qadsiah behind them, whereas Damac are eleventh with 14 factors from 12 matches.
Leaders Al-Ittihad will likely be in motion towards Al-Ettifaq on Saturday, hoping to tug additional forward on the prime.
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Information Debrief: 915 objectives and counting
Ronaldo’s newest brace takes him to 915 profession objectives, of which 452 have come since he turned 30. It was additionally the primary time he has scored greater than as soon as within the league this marketing campaign.
The Portugal worldwide scored 35 objectives in 31 appearances for Al-Nassr in final season’s SPL, and solely Al-Hilal’s Aleksandar Mitrovic (12 objectives) has scored greater than his 9 this season.
Ronaldo has additionally now scored six objectives from 4 matches towards Damac within the Saudi top-flight.
