Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr made their Asian Champions League debut on Tuesday with a 0-2 victory in Tehran against Persepolis, who played from the 52nd minute with one down.
The Saudi team won in the capital of Iran with goals from Abdulrahman Ghareeb in the 62nd minute with a pass from the Portuguese star, and Mohammed Qassem Al Nakhli ten later in the middle of Ghareeb itself.
The Iranian team played from the 52nd minute at a disadvantage due to the expulsion for the double warning of Milad Sarlak for an entry about Cristiano Ronaldo. In addition, they soon lost their striker Mehdi Torabi to injury, who was replaced by Shahab Zahedi.
Cristiano Rolando had his clearest chance to score in the 20th minute by going in from point-blank range in a move that was repelled by goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand.
Al Nassr from Riyadh is the first leader of Group E of the Asian Champions League with three points, two more than Qatari Al-Duhail, led by Argentine Hernan Crespo and where the Portuguese play Ruben Semedoand Istiklol from Tajikistan, who drew goalless on Tuesday in Dushanbe.
In their next match, Al Nassr will host Istiklol in Riyadh, while Persepolis will travel to Doha to face Al Duhail.
Source: La Verdad
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