Ronaldo scored to help Al Nassr win in a dramatic match, coach Pioli praised

Ronaldo's goal was scored in the 90+6 minute from the penalty spot. Abdulrahman Ghareeb - who entered the field in the 57th minute - was a major contributor to this goal when he made a difficult dribble, causing Al Shabab's Renan to foul. The goal against Al Shabab helped Ronaldo continue to rank 3rd in the race for the Saudi Pro League's top scorer award. The Portuguese player has 6 goals after 7 matches, 3 goals behind the leading scorer, Aleksandar Mitrović (Al Hilah).

At the same time, this is also Ronaldo's 5th goal in 5 consecutive matches for Al Nassr in all competitions. More importantly, Ronaldo's goal also helped Al Nassr win all 3 points with a 2-1 victory.

Ronaldo has scored in five consecutive games for Al Nassr

Notably, in addition to Ronaldo's goal in the 90+6 minute, the second half of the match between Al Shabab and Al Nassr was full of drama. It seemed like the away team could safely leave Al Shabab FC Stadium with all 3 points, but surprisingly in the 90+11 minute, the home team Al Shabab had an extra player when Al Nassr's center-back Mohamed Simakan was sent off.

Not stopping there, VAR also intervened in this situation, determining that Mohamed Simakan had fouled Al Sharari of the home team Al Shabab. Fortunately for Al Nassr, striker Abderrazak Hamdallah was unable to capitalize on the penalty spot.

Goalkeeper Bento (number 24) helped Al Nassr save a penalty in the last minute of extra time.

In addition to the thrilling developments in the second half's injury time, Ronaldo and his teammates endured a difficult 90 minutes against the home team Al Shabab. Al Nassr had 55% possession and had a total of 17 shots, but only 5 were on target. Meanwhile, in defense, Al Nassr often lost the ball and were constantly threatened by their opponents with dangerous counter-attacks. Al Shabab was not to be outdone, shooting 12 times in this match.

In the first half, the match ended in a 0-0 draw and Al Shabab was the better team than Al Nassr. In the first minute, Al Shabab had a dangerous chance, forcing Simakan to clear the ball right on the goal line. In the 25th minute, coach Vítor Pereira's team had the most dangerous chance of the half when Al Thani headed the ball very hard, forcing goalkeeper Bento to work hard to save Al Nassr from conceding a goal. On the opposite side, Al Nassr was deadlocked and Ronaldo's kick in the 42nd minute was the most dangerous chance that coach Stefano Pioli's team created.

In the second half, things improved for Al Nassr when the team's attack played better. Opportunities often came to Ronaldo, Sadio Mane, Talisca. However, the away team played poorly and had to rely on the brilliance of center-back Aymeric Laporte for Al Nassr to find a goal in the 69th minute. However, in the last minute of the second half, Ali Alhassan scored an own goal, helping Al Shabab equalize 1-1 and open up dramatic developments in extra time.

Aymeric Laporte (right) helped Al Nassr open the scoring

After the 2-1 win over Al Shabab, coach Stefano Pioli maintained a 100% winning rate with Al Nassr since taking charge. He also had many compliments for Ronaldo: “When Ronaldo stepped up to take the penalty, I was sure it was a goal. I believe the Al Nassr captain will always be successful no matter what the circumstances.

The match could have ended with Ronaldo's second goal, but I didn't expect the final minutes to be so dramatic. Al Nassr had to work very hard to get the three points. I hope the whole team will keep their spirit up to maintain the winning streak in the future."

Coach Stefano Pioli has won all his matches since becoming coach of Al Nassr

With a dramatic 2-1 win over Al Shabab, Al Nassr has 17 points, surpassing Al Ittihad to take second place. Ronaldo and his teammates are 4 points behind the leader, Al Hilah. In the next match, Al Nassr is expected to face many difficulties when they have to play away at Esteghlal Tehran (Iran, October 22) in the AFC Champions League.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/ronaldo-ghi-ban-giup-al-nassr-gianh-chien-thang-sieu-kich-tinh-hlv-pioli-khen-nuc-long-1852410190410539.htm