Al Ittihad vs Al Nassr, 2025-26 Saudi Pro League

· Saudi Pro League

Al Ittihad

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Al Nassr

9': Sadio Mané
35': Cristiano Ronaldo

Ronaldo scores as Al Nassr beat Al Ittihad in top-of-table clash

Cristiano Ronaldo hit the target to help Al Nassr down reigning champions Al Ittihad and open up a three-point gap at the top of the Saudi Pro League.

Match Timeline

9': Sadio Mané (Al Nassr) Goal at 9'
35': Cristiano Ronaldo (Al Nassr) Goal at 35'
45'+2': Faisal Al-Ghamdi (Al Ittihad) Substitution at 47'
61': Abdulrahman Al-Obud (Al Ittihad) Substitution at 61'
77': Ahmed Sharahili (Al Ittihad) Substitution at 77'
80': Steven Bergwijn (Al Ittihad) Yellow Card at 80'
82': Ahmed Sharahili (Al Ittihad) Yellow Card at 82'
86': Sultan Al-Ghannam (Al Nassr) Substitution at 86'
90': Ali Al-Hassan (Al Nassr) Substitution at 90'
90': Abdulrahman Ghareeb (Al Nassr) Substitution at 90'
90'+5': Abdulelah Al-Amri (Al Nassr) Substitution at 95'

Statistics

NSR		ITT
14	Fouls	12
0	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	3
3	Saves	1
45.5	Possession	54.5
21	SHOTS	8
3	ON GOAL	2
0.1	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
6	Blocked Shots	2
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Saudi Pro League

Venue: Alinma Bank Stadium at King Abdullah Sport City
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 53,282

Saudi Pro League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Al Nassr	9	+25	27
2	Al Hilal	9	+15	23
3	Al Taawoun	9	+11	22
4	Al Ahli	9	+6	19

Full Table

Line-Ups

Al Ittihad (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Predrag Rajkovic (GK)
2	Danilo Pereira
6	Saad Al Mosa
42	Muath
32	Ahmed Al-Julaydan
10	Houssem Aouar
8	Fabinho
7	N'Golo Kanté
9	Karim Benzema
34	Steven Bergwijn
19	Moussa Diaby

Al Ittihad Substitutes:

Mohammed Alabsi, Hamed Alghamdi, Ahmed Sharahili, Faisal Al-Ghamdi, Awad Al Nashri, Saleh Al-Shehri, Yaseen Khalid, Ahmed Al Ghamdi, Abdulrahman Al-Obud.

Al Nassr (4-4-2)

No.	Name
24	Bento (GK)
26	Iñigo Martínez
3	Mohamed Simakan
23	Aiman Yahya
12	Nawaf Boushal
17	Abdullah Al-Khaibari
11	Marcelo Brozovic
10	Sadio Mané
21	Kingsley Coman
7	Cristiano Ronaldo
79	João Félix

Al Nassr Substitutes:

Nader Al Sharari, Ali Al-Hassan, Haroune Camara, Raghid Al-Najjar, Abdulrahman Ghareeb, Salem Al Najdi, Sultan Al-Ghannam, Abdulelah Al-Amri, Mohammed Maran.

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