Cristiano Ronaldo shone with a brace to help Al-Nassr beat Al-Hilal 2-1 in the Arab Champions Cup final.
Ronaldo has his first title with Al-Nassr – Photo: REUTERS
The final took place at King Fahd Stadium, with an attractive double performance between the two teams. Al-Hilal opened the score 1-0 in the 51st minute thanks to midfielder Michael.
Things were even more difficult for Ronaldo and Al-Nassr, when midfielder Abdulelah Al-Amri received a red card and left the field in the 71st minute.
But only 3 minutes after being lost, Al-Nassr had an equalizer due to Ronaldo’s attack with a close-range ball into an empty net, after a pass as if placed on the right wing of his teammates.
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Draw 1-1 after 90 minutes, the two teams have to play 30 minutes of extra time. In the 98th minute, Ronaldo shined again with a header that sealed a 2-1 victory.
That was the situation where Seko Fofana had a beautiful shot from long distance but the ball hit the crossbar and Ronaldo hit the header and put the ball into the net.
But then Ronaldo made everyone worry when he was injured and was taken to the field by a medical car in the 115th minute. Fortunately, things were not too bad, Ronaldo then celebrated the championship with his teammates.
With Ronaldo, he had 6 goals and won the title of “Top scorer” in the Arab Club Champions Cup 2023. At the same time, he brought the total number of goals he scored for Al-Nassr to 21.
In addition, Ronaldo also had his first title with Al-Nassr, since moving to Saudi Arabia in December 2022, with the contract considered “the largest in history”, with a salary of 200 million euros per season.