The win keeps Al Nassr second in the standings, seven points off leader Al Hilal while Al Riyadh dropped one spot to 14th after its eighth loss in the league.
Cristiano Ronaldo returned to form with a thing and an help as Al Nassr beat Al Riyadh 4- 1 in the Saudi Pro League at Al- Awwal Park in Riyadh on Friday.
With no triumphs in three successive games, Al Nassr started the match on the descent from kick- off, nearly scoring within the first nanosecond through Sadio Mane, only to see the thing get ruled out off- side.
The advance ultimately arrived after the half- hour mark, when Mane, with a run along the left hand, set up Ronaldo, who speckled the ball in with his right bottom.
Al Riyadh, which looked overtly protective throughout the first half, failed to contain the nonstop attacks as Ronaldo combined with Otavio to double the lead in the third nanosecond of first- half injury time.
The Portuguese captain shifted to his right, side- stepping two protectors to heave the ball into the centre, which was headed in by a rushing in Otavio.
The host showed no signs of decelerating down later renew as Anderson Talisca got his name on the scoresheet in the 67th nanosecond, guiding Mane’s low cross from the left with his first touch.
Al Riyadh chose to reply nearly incontinently, with backups Andre Gray and Juanmi attacking against the run of play and getting the result within a nanosecond. Juanmi set up Gray in the Nassr box and the former Burnley and Watford forward used all his experience to shoot it once Nawal Al Aqidi.
Though the two continued trying to find further spaces in the final third, Al Nassr chose to end the contest with another set- piece thing in the alternate half injury time. Sultan Al- Ghannam’s cross from the right was headed home by Talisca, securing maximum points for Luis Castro’s side.
The palm keeps Al Nassr second in the standings, seven points off leader Al Hilal while Al Riyadh dropped one spot to 14th after its eighth loss in the league. Know More Latest Football News…
