Cristiano Ronaldo devastated Karim Benzema. Or, what is the same, Al Nassr led by the Portuguese footballer beat Al Ittihad, the team captained by the French striker (2-5) and which is sinking in the Saudi Pro League table, sixth already with 22 points of the leadership. The set of Cristiano is second.
It was the duel of the morbidity of ex-Madridistas who lived the turning point in the 68th minute with the expulsion of Fabinho. Al Ittihad, who were playing at home, took the lead through Hamdallah, but soon lost the advantage due to a penalty committed by Benzema and which gave Cristiano the first opportunity to score. Talisca made it 1-2 before the break. Hamdallah restored equality at the restart.
Fabinho’s expulsion condemned Al Ittihad. Until then, the duel was even, also on the scoreboard. The red card that the Brazilian footballer saw for slapping an opponent while he was trying to protect the ball had a penalty attached to it that allowed Cristiano overtakes Al Nassr on the scoreboard with the double. The two changes that Marcelo Gallardo introduced next did not produce any reaction in their ranks. On the contrary: the numerical inferiority was evident with other two visiting goals, both by Sadio Mané.
2023-12-26 20:40:22
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