Cristiano Ronaldo and Kingsley Coman have been on the right track as Al Nassr took an enormous step in direction of the Saudi Pro League title with a 2-0 win over Al Ahli.
Following Al Hilal’s win over Damac on Tuesday, the onus was positioned again on Jorge Jesus’ facet, who confronted a troublesome activity towards an Al Ahli facet in joyous temper after profitable the AFC Champions League Elite title on Saturday.
However, after struggling to bother the Al Ahli purpose within the first half, Ronaldo put the league leaders in command within the 76th minute when he broke the impasse with a high-quality header.
And Coman made certain of a sixteenth league win in a row with a vicious Ninetieth-minute end, which preceded ugly scenes on the finish of the sport as Al Nassr moved eight factors away from Al Hilal having performed a sport extra. Al Ahli are 13 factors behind with 5 video games left, with their hopes of claiming the home title successfully extinguished.
Al Ahli had the higher of the primary half, with Bento compelled into a powerful save to maintain out a Merih Demiral header and Galeno, who was taken off on a stretcher within the second half following a collision with the Al Nassr goalkeeper, bending large of the far publish.
Edouard Mendy saved neatly from Ronaldo on the different finish, however Al Nassr didn’t begin to supply a constant menace till the second half.
Joao Felix fired narrowly over the crossbar shortly after the restart, however fittingly it was Ronaldo who despatched the house followers into raptures by flicking dwelling from Felix’s near-post nook.
Coman then made the factors secure by lashing dwelling after Al Ahli didn’t clear from a nook, although tempers almost boiled over after the Frenchman’s very rash foul on Demiral deep into stoppage time.
Al Nassr will look to maneuver nearer to the title after they face Al Qadsiah on Sunday.
