Ronaldo’s Al Nassr knocked out of Saudi Super Cup

Reuters

Al Nassr's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo reacts to a missed chance during the Saudi Super Cup semi-final between Al-Ittihad and Al-Nassr at the King Fahd Stadium in Riyadh on 26 January, 2023AFP

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr were knocked of the Saudi Super Cup on Thursday after a 3-1 semi-final loss to Al Ittihad in Riyadh.

The 37-year-old Portugal international, five-times Ballon D’Or winner, had a couple of chances to score but was well shackled by the Al Ittihad defence for most of the match.

Anderson Talisca’s goal for Al Nassr in the 67th minute was not enough to turn around the deficit from two first-half goals for Al Ittihad from Romarinho and Abderrazak Hamdallah.

Muhannad Al-Shanqeeti added the third three minutes into stoppage time.

Al Nassr next travel to Al Fateh in the Saudi Professional League on 3 February.