Cristiano Ronaldo shone today on his return to the competition, scoring a goal and creating another as Al Nassr, led by coach Luis Castro, beat Al Taawoun 2-0 to qualify for the Super Cup final.
The first goal for Al-Nassr came after eight minutes, from a pass from the Senegalese international Sadio Mane, who sent a cross into the penalty area, where Cristiano Ronaldo sent the ball to his teammate Ayman Yahya next to the second open post. Mark.
The victory was confirmed in the second half, with a goal scored by Cristiano Ronaldo, who shot powerfully, the first time, inside the area, after a back pass from right-back Sultan Al-Ghannam, who ran to the goal line for a cross.
Watch Ronaldo's goal
In addition to Cristiano Ronaldo, who was replaced in the 81st minute by Abdulrahman Ghareeb, there was another Portuguese on the field for Al-Nassr, midfielder Otavio, who played 90 minutes.
Croatian midfielder Marcel Brozovic was shown a red card by Italian referee Davide Massa after a ball split open and hit an opponent, a loss for the Super Cup final.
Al-Nassr, the Saudi league champion, will face Al-Hilal, led by coach Jorge Jesus, on Saturday, starting at 5:15 pm (Lisbon time), in the Super Cup final, after eliminating Al-Ahli on Tuesday, in the semi-finals, in a penalty shootout (4-1 after 1-1 at the end of 90 minutes).
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