Al Nassr 5-2 Al Ittihad (Dec 26, 2023) Game Analysis

Cristiano Ronaldo and Sadio Mané scored two targets every as Al Nassr overcame an early deficit to beat Karim Benzema and Al Ittihad 5-2 within the Saudi Pro League on Tuesday.

Abderrazak Hamdallah opened the scoring for the hosts, however Ronaldo’s penalty and a objective from Anderson Talisca put Al Nassr again in entrance earlier than the break. Hamdallah scored once more after the interval, however Ronaldo transformed a second penalty and Mane added two late targets to seal a simple three factors for the guests.

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Ronaldo’s second profitable penalty got here after VAR decided that Fabinho had fouled Otavio within the space, with the previous Liverpool participant seeing yellow for the second time in a matter of minutes and being despatched off.

Mane, who moved to the Saudi Pro League from Bayern Munich in the summertime, sealed the deal for Al Nassr with a pair of targets within the seventy fifth and 82nd minute.

Despite the win, Ronaldo and Al Nassr sit seven factors again within the SPL desk behind Al Hilal, who’ve but to lose a recreation within the league this season.