Cristiano Ronaldo arrange Portugal teammate Joao Felix’s aim earlier than being substituted at half-time as Al-Nassr thrashed Al-Zawraa within the AFC Cup in Riyadh.
Former Bayern Munich winger Kingsley Coman collected Angelo’s move to fit Al-Nassr in entrance within the twelfth minute earlier than Wesley doubled the Saudi Professional League leaders’ benefit by firing in from a nook seven minutes later.
Abdulelah Al Amri headed in Joao Felix’s cross within the twenty ninth minute, with the previous Chelsea ahead then prodding in Ronaldo’s intelligent scooped supply a minute earlier than the break.
Ibrahim Gbadamosi’s end from contained in the field decreased the deficit 5 minutes after the restart, however Coman struck his second 11 minutes later as his facet prolonged their excellent run on this season’s group stage to 6 matches.
Al Nassr vs Al Zawraa: Ronaldo facet rampant
Having changed five-time Champions League winner Ronaldo with Saudi Arabia ahead Mohammed Marran, Al-Nassr noticed out their sixth consecutive win in all competitions to maneuver 9 factors away from Al-Zawraa on the prime of their group.
The Iraq Stars League facet are midtable of their home prime flight and entered with three wins and two defeats on this season’s AFC Cup.
Al-Nassr have a four-point lead over Al-Hilal within the Saudi Professional League and host fourth-bottom Al-Akhdoud on Saturday (14:50 GMT / 09:50 ET / 06:50 PT).
Al Nassr beginning line-up vs Al Zawraa
Al-Nassr beginning XI: Bento, Sultan Al Ghannam, Abdulelah Al Amri, Abdullah Al Khaibari, Saad Al Nasser, Kingsley Coman, Wesley, Cristiano Ronaldo, Joao Felix, Marcelo Brozovic, Angelo
Al Nassr substitutes: Nawaf Al Aqidi, Nader Al Sharar, Nawaf Bu Washl, Mohammed Marran, Ali Al Hassan, Raghid Najjar, Rakan Al Ghamdi, Awad Aman, Haroune Camara, Salem Al Najdi
Al Zawraa beginning line-up vs Al Nassr
Al Zawraa beginning XI: Jalal Hassan, Abdallah Nasib, Hussain Falah, Akam Hashim, Mahdi Al Humaidan, Hasan Abdulkareem, Kadhim Raad, Karar Nabeel, Nizar Al Rashdan, Sajjad Mahdi, Ibrahim Gbadamosi
Al Zawraa substitutes: Maytham Jabbar, Dhurgham Ismail, Murad Mohammad, Youssef Aziz, Mohammed Qasim, Hussein Hasan, Ali Sadeq, Sajad Mohammad, Hayder Abdulkareem, Rasool Fadhil, Hussein Abdullah, Reziq Bani Hani
