Cristiano Ronaldo’s brace earned Al Nassr a 2-0 win over 10-man Damac to help them stay third in the Saudi Pro League.
The Portuguese icon netted his 14th and 15th goals of the campaign in a comfortable victory which saw defender Abdelkader Bedrane red carded for Damac.
Friday’s victory means Al Nassr return to winning ways domestically after losing 2-1 Al Qadsiyah last week.
Ronaldo’s first came in the 17th minute, converting from the penalty spot after Bedrane handled the ball inside the box.
Bedrane’s misery was compounded in the 57th minute when the Algerian was given his marching orders for a crunching tackle on Mohamed Simakan.
:end: | صافـرة النهايـة! :clap:
النصر 2 – 0 ضمك
:soccer:️:soccer:️ كريستيانو رونالدو#النصر_ضمك | #AlNassrDamac pic.twitter.com/tI1qaydWYI
— نادي النصر السعودي (@AlNassrFC) November 29, 2024
Al Nassr began to take control after that moment and they had the game wrapped up when Ronaldo bagged his second on 70 minutes.
Nawaf Boushal found the Al Nassr skipper with a cut-back after an overlapping run down the left-flank before the 39-year-old smashed the ball home with his left foot.
The 2-0 victory sees Al Nassr reduce the deficit behind league leaders Al Ittihad to five points.
3 points, 2 goals and we keep going! pic.twitter.com/iea5YMUffm
— Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) November 29, 2024
