Ronaldo penalty and Mane double propel Al-Nassr to 3-1 victory

Al Nassr’s Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring their second aim.
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Cristiano Ronaldo scored his eleventh aim of the season to assist Al-Nassr defeat Al-Okhdood 3-1 on Thursday (January 10, 2025) because the Saudi Professional League restarted after a month’s break.

After Saviour Godwin gave Okhdood an early lead, former Liverpool star Sadio Mane leveled after 29 minutes.

Ronaldo, who signed for Al-Nassr two years in the past, put the Riyadh membership forward from the penalty spot three minutes earlier than the break.

The 39-year-old Portugal star was high scorer final season and is now one aim behind Aleksandar Mitrovic of Al-Hilal within the present rankings.

Mane added his second within the 88th minute as Al-Nassr moved into third within the standings, six factors behind Al-Hilal and eight behind chief Al-Ittihad.