A double of Cristiano Ronaldo On the brink of defeat he gave victory to Al Nassr and condemned Al Ittihad Karim Benzema in a defeat (4-2) that left the team led by the Argentine Marcelo Gallardo in continental competitions next season.
The course where ‘Muñeco’ Gallardo will not lead the Saudi team, having already been notified on May 14 that he will not continue on the bench due to poor results.
Al Ittihad, absent from Asian tournaments
Al Ittihad could not break the negative dynamics in a final day of the Saudi Pro League where they came with an obligation to win to improve their chances of competing, at least, in the second competition in Asia, the AFC.
Quite the opposite was Al Nassr, who came to the meeting with his homework done. The one in Luis Castro They secured second place and set their sights on next Friday’s Cup final with Al Hilal.
A greedy CR7
An event that did not reduce the gluttony of cristiano ronaldo, with the possibility of adding a new record to his record, the most goals in a season in the Saudi Pro League: 35 in the 31 games he played and 11 assists. In the global calculation of all competitions, 50 goals in 50 games in the 2023-2024 season. Plus 16 assists. An atrocity!
It was enough for the Portuguese international, who turned 39 last February, to show his competitiveness against an Al Ittihad team that, despite its need for points, could never match Cristiano’s intensity.
Without the presence of his great star, the former player of the French Real Madrid Karim Benzemahaving not played a game in the past month suffering from muscle discomfort, Al Ittihad seemed like a team adrift.
Two goals were disallowed before the double
Quite the opposite of Al Nassr, who, led by Cristiano Ronaldo, clearly dominated a match where the home team, however, could not take the lead until the extension of the first half.
If Cristiano saw how The referee disallowed the first two goals he scored for offside, In the third, nothing could stop the Portuguese attacker from making it 1-0 in first-half extra time by completing a pass from the ball with his usual precision. Mohammed Al Fatil.
And caused expulsion
A goal that didn’t dampen Ronaldo’s scoring appetite, which after provoking in the 66th minute the dismissal of visiting defender Suwailem Al Menhali He made it 2-0 in the 69th minute by heading a corner kick into the net.
That goal allowed the Portuguese international to close the season with a total of 35 goals, which is a new record in the history of the Saudi Pro League, surpassing the 34 achieved by the Moroccan. Abderrazak Hamdallah in the 2018-19 season also with Al Nassr.
A feat in which the Al Nassr coach, the Portuguese Luis Castro, ended the contest of Cristiano Ronaldo, who left the field of play in the 74th minute.
The change prevented the former Real Madrid player from taking part in the madness that turned into a clash in the final period with four goals, two to each side.
Source: La Verdad
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