Al Nassr wins 1-0 against Damac FC at the Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium in the Saudi Pro League. Cristiano Ronaldo did not start the game as he was rested on the bench ahead of the Al Hilal match in the Super Cup semi-final. Al Nassr struggled to convert their chances as they had shots towards goal, but most of them were off target. Al Nassr continues to be second on the Saudi Pro League table with 65 points, while Al Hilal continues to win and sit 1st on the league table with 77 points.
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Many were surprised to see Al Nassr manager Luis Castro keeping Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench for this game. Ronaldo played only 45 minutes in the previous game in the Saudi Pro League, where the Portuguese scored a hat-trick and grabbed an assist. Ronaldo was rested for this game, but Al Nassr still looked threatening during the attack. Al Nassr had a couple of chances in the first half that went wide and off-target. A shot was saved in the box by Al Suliaiheem, and it was the clearest chance of the game. Damac FC also had a few chances on goal but David Ospina made a save.
In the second half, it was more of the same as Al Nassr, who had chances that went wide and off-target again. The game got difficult for Al Nassr as they were struggling to get more clear chances. Luis Castro had no choice but to bring Cristiano Ronaldo onto the pitch in the 66th minute. The game changed completely as the team looked more threatening on the attack with the presence of the Portuguese striker.
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Aymeric Laporte wins it late for Al Nassr
Ronaldo was a threat on the pitch when he came on, and he even had a shot on target. The intensity was high for the Al Nassr team as they looked at their goal. The goal arrived in the 91st minute as a cross from a corner kick led to Laporte heading the ball past the keeper to make it 1-0 for Al Nassr. It was late in the game, and Ronaldo's team won it.
