Cristiano Ronaldo and Sadio Mane inspired Al Nassr to yet another Saudi Pro League win as they ran riot on Al Raed away from home, MySportDab reports.
The 2022-23 Saudi Pro League runners-up bundled the home side with a dominant display right from start, taking over the game with enough possession and attacking flair that would have seen them nailed home an early goal.
Al Raed were solid at the back while waiting to pounce on the visitors on counter attacks when winning possession but could not make anything happen with the star-studded side.
Al Nassr continued to heap pressure on the home side in search of an early goal all to no avail as Al Raed fell back in their numbers to defend.
It was still barren with the first half far spent before Sadio Mane broke the goal deadlock with a stunning goal to give Al Nassr the lead.
The former Bayern Munich and Liverpool forward scored in stoppage-time of the first half to give Al Nassr the lead before the team went into the first half break.
Al Raed improved their play in the second half but could not easily unsettle Al Nassr who were still in control of proceedings going forward despite leading by a lone goal from first half.
Four minutes into the second half, Talisca was on the scoresheet for Al Nassr as the visitors doubled the lead to pave way for victory.
They continued to dominate play after the two-goal lead and were looking set to bag their third goal but had to wait till the 78th minute when Cristiano Ronaldo scored to put the game beyond the hosts, making it 3-0.
With a minute left to play, Fouzair got a lifeline goal for Al Raed converting a spotkick to reduce the deficit but Al Nassr held on to win 3-1 after the final whistle.
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