After missing Al Nassr's first match of the 2023/2024 season, Cristiano Ronaldo returns for the second match. The Portuguese superstar's team faces Al Taawon - the club ranked 5th in the Saudi Pro League rankings last season.
Ronaldo returned but could not help Al Nassr win the match.
Al Taawon are rated lower than the home team. They are not among the Saudi Arabian clubs that splashed money to welcome a wave of stars from Europe to join them during the transfer period. Meanwhile, Al Nassr fielded a full complement of foreign players including Marcelo Brozovic, Seko Fofana, Anderson Talisca, Cristiano Ronaldo and Sadio Mane.
Al Nassr dominated the majority of the match with 64% possession. They had 12 shots (4 of which were on target). This was a far superior number to Al Taawon. However, with only 3 shots (according to Soccerway statistics), the away team scored 2 goals.
Cristiano Ronaldo had 4 shots in the whole match. However, the Portuguese superstar did not score. Sadio Mane was also lackluster despite playing the whole match.
Ronaldo was disappointed in the match against Al Taawon.
Al Nassr lost 0-2 to Al Taawon and finished bottom of the Saudi Pro League. Cristiano Ronaldo's team lost two consecutive league games, just after winning the Arab Club Champions Cup.
It was a tournament where Ronaldo was in top form. He won the Golden Boot with 6 goals. The 38-year-old scored in 5 consecutive matches (6 goals). The last time Ronaldo did this was in August and September 2020, when he was still playing for Juventus.
Phuong Mai
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