Al Nassr and Al Ettifaq faced each other on Sunday, January 22, highlighting the official debut of Cristiano Ronaldo in the Saudi Professional League. The match took place at Mrsool Park Stadium in the town of Riyadh. The highly anticipated debut of 'Bicho' in Arab football had it all, but mainly the sacred scream: Talisca scored the only goal of the match, giving the victory to Ronaldo's team. The former Manchester United player had a clear chance that could have ended in a goal, but his shot went wide. This result allowed Al Nassr to become the sole leader of the Saudi league with 33 points, one more than their follower, Al Hilal.
Al Nassr vs. Al Ettifaq: match lineups
- Al Nassr: Nawaf Al-Aqidi; Sultan Al-Ghannam, Abdullah Madu, Abdulelah Al-Amri, Ali Al-Oujami; Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem, Abdullah Alkhaibari, Abdulhahman Ghareeb; Gonzalo Martínez, Cristiano Ronaldo; Anderson Talisca.
- Al Ettifaq: Paulo Víctor; Saeed Al-Muwallad, Marcel Tisserand, Saad Al-Mousa, Abdullah Khateeb; Mohammed Al-Kuwaykibi, Al-Hazazi, Faisal Al-Ghamdi, Vitinho; YOussouf Nikate, Robin Quaison.