Cristiano Ronaldo to the rescue for Al-Nassr with a winning penalty in a 2-1 win against Al-Ta’ee.
Portuguese football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 10th league goal of the year in Al-Nassr's 2-1 victory over Al-Ta'ee on matchday 8 of the Saudi Pro League, continuing his goal-scoring streak for the year.
The Portuguese star, who was rested during the King Cup victory over Ohod by a score of 5-1 has rejoined the squad.
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In the 32nd minute of the game, Anderson Talisca gave Al Nassr the lead after receiving a feed from Ronaldo following a counterattack.
Al-Ta'ee's Virgil Misidjan equalized the score with 10 minutes remaining in the match when he tucked the ball home beyond Nawaf after easily outpacing Al-Nassr's Highline.
Ronaldo scores winning penalty
In the 87th minute, he converted a penalty after a VAR review found Semedo, a defender for Al-Ta'ee, guilty of handball.
After dropping their first two games of the year, Al Nassr now has their sixth league victory of the year.
Ronaldo will now aim to continue his scoring heroics for Al-Nassr on the continent.
Ronaldo was unable to find the back of the net for Al-Nassr in their Champions League opener against Persopolis of Iran.
Ronaldo will now aim to be the difference-maker for Al-Nassr in the second AFC Champions League group game against Tajik giants Istiklol, scheduled for Monday, October 2, 2023.
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