Al Nassr defeated Riyad rivals Al Shabab 3-2 in the Saudi Pro League to extend their winning streak to ten games and nine straight.
Cristiano Ronaldo, who had scored in each of his team’s previous three victories in 2024, broke the tie in the first half after the visitors were awarded a penalty after a VAR check for handball after Sadio Mane’s strike.
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Yannick Ferreira Carrasco’s penalty for Al Shabab pulled them level right before halftime, but Anderson Talisca gave them the lead back shortly after.
Carlos scored from close range to tie the score at two, but Talisca controversially nudged in the winning goal after Al Nassr had taken a throw-in that ought to have gone to their opponents. As Abdullah Radif took a dive in the penalty area and received a second yellow card, Al Shabab’s ire persisted far into injury time.
