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Thanks to a penalty spotted by the video referee and converted by Cristiano Ronaldo, Al-Nassr won the Saudi Pro League clash against Al-Ahli on Friday evening.
Four days after a terrible disappointment, with the elimination of the Asian Champions League at the end of a penalty shootout against Al-Ain, Al-Nassr reassured itself in the Saudi championship by winning 1-0 over the Al-Ahli field, Friday evening, for the 24th day. A crucial victory because Al-Nassr, second far behind Al-Hilal, regains a nine-point lead over their evening opponent, 3rd in the standings.
The match turned into a terrible sequence on the hour mark: Roberto Firmino shook the net to the delight of the Jeddah crowd (57th), but the goal was refused for a slight offside by the Brazilian striker . In the process, the video assistant this time signaled to the central referee a penalty for Al-Nassr, which Cristiano Ronaldo transformed into force in front of Edouard Mendy (68th).
The 50th for Ronaldo
“CR7” is the top scorer in the championship with a 23rd goal (three more than Aleksandar Mitrovic). The five-time Ballon d’Or winner has scored 50 goals with Al-Nassr since his arrival in January 2023.
Al-Ahli SC, with Franck Kessie, Riyad Mahrez and Allan Saint-Maximin on the field, failed to beat an impeccable David Ospina.
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