Overview
- Cristiano Ronaldo also equalized before halftime after Jason had given Al-Fayha an early lead from Chris Smalling’s long pass.
- The decisive spot-kick followed a VAR review that judged Abdulelah Al-Amri to have been fouled in the box deep into the 15th minute of stoppage time.
- The match at Al-Awwal Park in Riyadh reinforced Al-Nassr’s unbeaten league run under Jorge Jesus and their status as the division’s most potent attack.
- Joao Felix remained the league’s top scorer as Al-Nassr started an attacking quartet of Felix, Sadio Mane, Kingsley Coman and Ronaldo.
- The game drew wide international coverage, including FOX Soccer Plus and FOX Deportes in the United States and FanCode in India.