cristiano Ronaldo was decisive in qualifying Al-Nassr to the grand final of the King’s Cup in Saudi Arabia this Wednesday. His team defeated Al-Khaleej 3-1.
The Portuguese, who arrived in Arabia at the beginning of 2023, after a stormy departure from Manchester United, completed 38 goals in 39 games played this season, with a decisive double in this match.
Al-Nassr’s first goal, in the 17th minute, He showed how CR7 has his eye on the ball, even without looking at the goal. The Portuguese received a ball with his back turned, in a corner of the area, after a bad rejection by Al-Khaleej goalkeeper, Ibrahim Sehic.
The ball hit a teammate, Aiman Yahya, and fell to Cristiano, who turned to finish with his right leg and hit a cross shot that went into the empty goal.
Another shot of the goal, recorded by a fan from the stands, shows more clearly the degree of difficulty that CR7 had in scoring one of the most beautiful goals of his time in Arab football.
Al Nassr has won eight of the last nine games it played. The only defeat, precisely, was against Al Hilal, their rival in the Copa del Rey final.
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