Overview
- Al-Nassr beat Damac 2-1 away, with Abdulrahman Ghareeb opening the scoring and Cristiano Ronaldo netting the decisive second-half goal.
- Ronaldo reached 116 goals for the club to surpass Abderrazak Hamdallah as Al-Nassr’s top foreign scorer.
- The result moved Al-Nassr back into second place and cut the deficit to leaders Al-Hilal to four points, with Al-Hilal holding a game in hand.
- Ronaldo skipped one group session earlier in the week as a fatigue precaution before returning to start in Abha.
- Coach Jorge Jesus says all foreign slots are filled and finances are tight, with the club reversing Bento’s proposed loan to Genoa and reportedly agreeing a U21 signing for Iraqi forward Hayder Abdulkareem.