Al-Nassr fans have expressed their frustration after Cristiano Ronaldo and co managed a narrow 1-0 win over Al-Ettifaq in the Saudi Pro League. The Knights of Najd secured a record-extending 14th league win in succession, but were made to sweat for the three points.
Jorge Jesus’ side returned to their home patch after a victory against Al-Akhdoud away from home last time out, looking to continue their fine form. They were looking to establish an eight-point lead at the summit of the standings and take a big step towards the league title.
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Cristiano Ronaldo started for a third successive game since he returned from a hamstring problem, and failed to find the net for the first time in three outings. His failure to find the net coincided with his side struggling against the Commandos, as they remain two goals away from 1,000 official goals in the Saudi Pro League.
Al-Nassr’s performance in the encounter left much to be desired among their fans, and they took to X to complain about the showing despite the result.
A fan regarded the game as one of the worst by the club, pointing out shortcomings from Kingsley Coman, Sadio Mane, and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Another fan expressed their disappointment with the performance, admitting that it was a narrow escape from their side.
A fan was unhappy with the showing, predicting defeats against rivals Al-Ahli and Al-Hilal.
Another fan revealed the cause of their frustration to be the lack of a clinical edge from the Saudi giants in the game, pointing out that it could cost them trophies.
A fan warned the team that if they produce a similarly profligate showing against better opposition, they would lose.
Al-Nassr were uncharacteristically poor in front of goal, scoring only once despite generating a total xG of 3.14 in the game from seven attempts on target. They missed four big chances and struck the woodwork once in the encounter.
Cristiano Ronaldo blanks as Al-Nassr move closer to league title
Cristiano Ronaldo failed to find the net for Al-Nassr as they claimed a narrow 1-0 win over Al-Ettifaq in their league meeting. The win momentarily puts the Knights of Najd eight points clear at the summit of the Saudi Pro League table as they target a first league title since 2019.
Kingsley Coman scored the game’s only goal in the 31st minute, as he reacted quickest after a Cristiano Ronaldo shot was parried into his path. The France international took his tally for the season to eight goals in 26 league outings for the club.
Al-Nassr finished the game with a man advantage after Jack Hendry was shown a straight red card in the closing stages for an elbow on Joao Felix. Ronaldo attempted seven shots but failed to add to his 23 league goals before he was replaced by Abdullah Al-Hamdan after 89 minutes.
Edited by Sulayman Salahudeen