Cristiano Ronaldo shone on his return to competition today, scoring a goal and providing an assist as Al-Nassr, led by coach Luis Castro, beat Al-Taawoun 2-0 to qualify for the Super Cup final.
Al-Nasr’s first goal came after eight minutes, following a pass from Senegalese international Sadio Mane, who sent a cross into the box where Cristiano Ronaldo sent the ball to his colleague Ayman Yahya near the open second post. The signal.
Confirmation of the victory came in the second half with a goal by Cristiano Ronaldo, who shot strongly into the penalty area for the first time after a back pass from right-back Sultan Al-Ghannam, who ran to the goal line.
Watch Ronaldo’s goal
In addition to Cristiano Ronaldo, who was replaced by Abdel Rahman Gharib in the 81st minute, another Portuguese player, midfielder Otavio, was on the field for Al-Nasr and played the full 90 minutes.
Croatian midfielder Marcel Brozovic received a red card from Italian referee Davide Massa after raising his leg and hitting an opponent following a shared ball, resulting in a loss for the Super Cup final.
Al-Nasr, champions of the Saudi League, will face Al-Hilal, led by coach Jorge Jesus, in the Super Cup final on Saturday from 17:15 (Lisbon time), after defeating Al-Ahly on Tuesday in the semi-finals, on penalties (4-1 after 1-1 at the end of the 90 minutes).
