Overview
- Cristiano Ronaldo was omitted from the away matchday squad and has yet to appear in this season’s AFC Champions League Two.
- João Félix converted a 12th-minute penalty to spark the victory, giving him 14 goals in 15 appearances across competitions.
- Mohamed Simakan, Sadio Mané and Ayman Yahya scored the other goals after Jorge Jesus opted for a heavily rotated lineup.
- The win kept Al-Nassr perfect at 5-for-5 in the group stage and confirmed their place in the next phase of the tournament.
- With a schedule pause now underway, the team will take a nine-day break before a training camp, with the next game on Dec. 21 at Al Najma, and Ronaldo acknowledged the qualification with a supportive Instagram post.