Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr maintained their unbeaten streak in the Saudi Pro League with a decisive victory over Steven Gerrard’s Al-Ettifaq.
Match Highlights:
- Ronaldo converts a first-half penalty.
- Sadio Mane shines with two assists.
- Georginio Wijnaldum struggles for Al-Ettifaq.
Al-Nassr secured a comfortable win against Al-Ettifaq, starting with Ronaldo’s penalty and followed by goals from left-back Salem Al-Najdi and Anderson Talisca, who scored in the 70th minute.
The match began with Al-Nassr launching a series of attacks, but Gerrard’s team held firm until Ronaldo netted the penalty past Marek Rodak. Al-Ettifaq struggled to find their footing, allowing Al-Nassr to dominate the first half.
In the second half, the gap widened as Talisca and Mane outperformed Meshal Ali Khayarallah and Radhi Al-Otebi. Mane assisted Al-Najdi for the second goal and later set up Talisca with a perfect cutback, sealing a 3-0 victory for Al-Nassr.
