Overview
- VAR overturned two early Al-Nassr strikes at 11 and 35 minutes before João Félix scored in the 39th minute and assisted Wesley Gassova in first-half stoppage time.
- Murad Al-Hawsawi halved the deficit soon after the break, then Sadio Mané made it 3-1 in the 77th minute from a Nawaf Al-Boushal cross.
- Ronaldo finished the match with an acrobatic bicycle kick from Al-Boushal’s stoppage-time delivery to cap the 4-1 result.
- The victory keeps Al-Nassr on a perfect 9-for-9 run at the top of the Saudi Pro League.
- Al-Khaleej’s Dimitris Kourbelis was sent off in added time, and Al-Nassr next faces FC Istiklol Dushanbe in AFC group play before visiting Al-Najma SC in the league.