Overview
- An own goal by Mohammed Al Dossary from a Sadio Mané cross sealed a 1-0 home win that lifted Al-Nassr into second, five points behind Al-Hilal.
- Cristiano Ronaldo hit the bar, saw efforts overturned for offside and later posted, “Step by step. Full focus on our objective!” after the match.
- Mané impressed on his return from AFCON duty, directly forcing the decisive moment and helping drive Al-Nassr’s third straight league victory.
- Saudi outlet Okaz reports Al-Hilal have an agreement to sign Abdulrahman Ghareeb pending Al-Nassr’s approval, while Ariyadhiah reports Al-Nassr plan talks for Al Hilal’s Abdullah Al Hamdan, who is considering terminating his deal if blocked.
- ESPN Brazil-linked reports say Everton are in advanced talks for winger Wesley, and Saudi newspaper Al-Riyadiyah reports Al-Nassr have completed the signing of Iraqi midfielder Hayder Abdulkareem from Al-Zawraa.