Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mane and Jhon Duran all scored when 10-man Al-Nassr Al Kholood defeated to go to third place in the Saudi Pro League on Friday.
It was a first victory in three games for Al-Nassr, who played in the 54th minute after a second yellow card after a second yellow card for Nawaf Bu Washl.
Ronaldo found the breakthrough within four minutes when he scored on the rebound after Duran's shot had hit the woodwork.
The delightful by Pass of the Portugal International then sent Salem Al Najdi along the right side before he crossed the lead in the 26th minute to double the management.
The low ride of Duran from the edge of the box made the 3-0 before the break. Ali Lajami's own goal in the 72nd minute reduced the shortage for the visitors, but the side of Stefano Pioli held the three points.
Al-Nassr achieved third place on target difference in 51 points after jumping al-Qadsiah, who were defeated by Damac 1-0 after Habib Diallo scored in the 11th minute of the second half of the stop time.
Al Kholood is now 10th with 31 points.
|| Full -time,@alnassrfc 3: 1 #alkholood pic.twitter.com/udds6jsuze
– Alnassr FC (@alnassrfc_en) March 14, 2025
Data Debrief: Ronaldo shines again
Although it only took 61 minutes on the field, Ronaldo's early opener for Al-Nassr was his 19th goal in the Saudi top flight this season and his 928th career goal.
The most important scorer of the competition has scored two more than the Abderrazak Hamdallah of Al-Shabab and three more than Karim Benzema, Ivan Toney and Marcos Leonardo.
Although it was the hosts who appeared as a victor, Kholood already had 23 attempts in play compared to 13 from Al-Nassr. But the visiting side only had three shots on goal, while Al-Nassr took seven.
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