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Ronaldo at Al Nassr: Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to start on Thursday as Al Nassr take on Al Ittihad in the Saudi Pro League in a table top clash.
Ronaldo captained his side to a 4th straight win on Friday when Al Nassr beat Al Batin 3-1 with late goals to stay top of the table.
Lopez’s opening strike was cancelled out by late goals from Ghareeb, Fatil and Maran in added time. This was a first instance where three goals were scored beyond the 90th minute.
Ronaldo at Al Nassr
Cristiano Ronaldo has settled into life at new club, Al Nassr pretty well having scored 8 goals in 6 matches.
The Portuguese striker has also provided 2 crucial assists in those games making him one of the top in-form players currently in the world.
Following his exploits in February, Ronaldo won the Player of the Month in the league as well as the continent.
Happy to win the February Player of the month award for the Roshn Saudi League. Hopefully the 1st of many! Proud to be part of this team @AlNassrFC 💙💛 pic.twitter.com/YbvHyKiS9n
— Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) March 4, 2023
Such a positive start impacts the team as they will be looking to add more push towards their title bid.
With 46 points, Nassr has a 2-point advantage over Al Ittihad ahead of Thursday’s crucial fixture.
Al Ittihad vs Al Nassr H2H
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The two sides have met twice so far with Al Ittihad winning one and the other being a goalless draw.
Al Ittihad beat Al Nassr 3-1 in the Super Cup semi-final clash last month where Romarinho, Hamdallah and Shanqeeti struck.
#CristianoRonaldo𓃵‘s #AlNassr were knocked of the Saudi Super Cup on Thursday after a 3-1 semi-final loss to Al Ittihad in #RIYADH. pic.twitter.com/gDPgoaU4v3
— INDIAN NEWS Letter 🇮🇳 (@IndiaNewsA1) January 27, 2023
Ronaldo did not fire in the 3-1 defeat. Ever since then, he has found the net in 3 of the 5 matches played.
Cristiano will be hoping to continue his good form and see his side gain a sizeable advantage in their title run.
