Al Nassr vs Abha Hightlights Video - Ronaldo's superb goal and dramatic comeback (Saudi Pro League)

Five days after their 3-1 victory over Abha in the King Cup quarter-finals on March 14th, Al Nassr faced the same opponent in round 21 of the Saudi Pro League. Cristiano Ronaldo's team needed all 3 points to continue their chase for the championship against league leaders Al Ittihad.

However, Al Nassr faced difficulties when playing against a team that had not won in 7 consecutive matches on all fronts. In the 7th minute, Saad Bguir's free-kick caused goalkeeper Nawaf Al Aqidi to fail to catch the ball before Amine Atouchi scored on the rebound. However, this goal was disallowed by referee Fernando Rapallini due to Atouchi's offside.

Ronaldo and his teammates played against Abha for the second time in less than a week, this time in a different competition.

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Al Nassr 2-1 Abha, round 21 of Saudi Pro League hightlights:

In the 26th minute, Abdulfattah Adam's shot from the right wing surprised his former team Al Nassr, opening the scoring for Abha. In the following minutes, the guests continued to cause many difficulties for Rudi Garcia's team.

Difficulties continued for Al Nassr in the second half. In the midst of their struggle, Cristiano Ronaldo demonstrated his superstar class. In the 78th minute, the 38-year-old forward struck a beautiful low free-kick, crossing the wall before defeating goalkeeper Devis Epassy to equalize 1-1 for Al Nassr.

In the match between Al Nassr and Abha on the morning of March 19, Cristiano Ronaldo scored a stunning free-kick goal.

Just 2 minutes later, Abha was reduced to 10 men after central midfielder Zakaria Al Sudani received his second yellow card for pushing Abdulelah Al Amri to prevent a counter-attack.

Luck continued to smile on Al Nassr when in the 81st minute, Adam went from hero to villain for Abha by handling the ball in the penalty area while jumping for a challenge with Alvaro Gonzalez. VAR intervened before the referee awarded a penalty to the home team.

Ronaldo passed on the responsibility of taking the penalty to his teammate Anderson Talisca, who scored to seal a come-from-behind 2-1 victory for the home team at Mrsool Park in the 86th minute.

With this result, Al Nassr have 49 points after 21 matches in the Saudi Pro League, still second and one point behind leaders Al Ittihad. Meanwhile, Abha have 23 points after 21 rounds, putting them only in 12th place, with a 6-point gap from the relegation-threatened MS League group.

Final score: Al Nassr 2-1 Abha (Halftime score: 0-1)

Goalscorers:

Al Nassr: Ronaldo 78', Talisca (penalty) 86'

Abha: Adam 26'

Red card: Al Sudani (Abha) 80'

Starting lineups:

Al Nassr: Al Aquidi; Alvaro Gonzalez, Al Ghannam, Konan, Al Amri; Al Khaibari, Ghareeb, Al Sulaiheem, Luiz Gustavo, Talisca; Ronaldo

Abha: Epassy; Al Hamsal, Natiq, Atouchi, Al Doussary; Bguir, Al Sudani, Saddiki, Al Salouli; Adam, Caicedo

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