The club from Riyadh defeated one of the outsiders of the Saudi Pro League.
Al-Nasr won a big victory in the away match of the 26th round of the Saudi Arabian Championship over Abha, scoring eight unanswered goals against the hosts.
The meeting at the Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium in Abha ended with a score of 8:0 (5:0) in favor of Al-Nasr. The visiting star striker Cristiano Ronaldo started and was replaced at half-time. In the first 45 minutes, the 39-year-old Portuguese managed to score a hat-trick and make two assists.
In addition to Ronaldo, Sadio Mane, Abdulmajid Al-Sulaihim, Abdulrahman Gharib scored for Al-Nasr, and Abdulaziz Al-Elewai scored a double. Thanks to this result, the club from Riyadh scored 62 points and secured second place in the Saudi Pro League table. The gap from the leading Al-Hilal is still 12 points.
Saudi Arabian Championship. 26th round.
“Al-Nasr” (Riyadh) – “Abha” – “Al-Nasr” (Riyadh) – 0:8 (0:5).
Goals: Ronaldo, 11, 21, 42, Mane, 33, Al-Sulaihim, 44, Garib, 51, Al-Elevay, 63, 86.