Cristiano Ronaldo returned to club action on Tuesday night, scoring a brace as Al Nassr defeated Al Adalah 5-0. The two goals added to Ronaldo’s previous tally of 9, bringing him to 11 goals for the season. The Portuguese maestro opened the scoring with a penalty and added a second with a thunderous left-footed shot which squeezed past goalie Milan Mijatovic. Teammate Anderson Talisca added two more while Ayman Yahya added the finishing touches with a goal, deep in added time. Despite the glut of goals, Al Nassr remained second in the table due to Al Ittihad’s 3-0 win over Damac.
Al Nassr and Al Adalah have clashed 5 times with the Cristiano Ronaldo-captained club running away with a perfect 5-0 record against Adalah. When it comes to recent form, Al Nassr have been dominant, losing just once in their last 5 matches. Meanwhile, Al-Adalah are pretty inconsistent, winning twice, drawing twice and losing once in their last 5 matches. Before going to the international break with Portugal, Ronaldo wasn’t having the best of times for his club, having failed to score in 3 matches. But just before the break, Ronaldo managed to find the net against Abha.
If Al Nassr win tonight, they leapfrog rivals Al Ittihad in the group table. Al Nassr will then be 53 points while Ittihad will be on 50. In case of a draw both will be on 50 depending on the outcome of Al Ittihad’s match which will be going on simultaneously. Cristiano Ronaldo returns to Saudi Arabia for club duties after spending two weeks away from the Kingdom to play for Portugal in the Euro 2024 qualifiers. Tonight, he faces Al-Adalah who are languishing at the 15th position in the Saudi Pro League table.
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