Al Nassr and Al Baten faced each other on Friday, March 3, for the 19th round of the Saudi Professional League with Cristiano Ronaldo at Mrsool Park in the town of Riyadh. The match started downhill for the leaders of the tournament against the last team in the table. A goal by López opened the scoring in the first half. Al Nassr lacked effectiveness until the final minutes. In the 90th minute, the referee added 12 more minutes. At 93', Ghareeb appeared with a shot to equalize. In the 12th minute of addition, Al Fatil completed the comeback and, finally, Maran sealed the match. Al Nassr remains the leader and will face Al Ittihad, their closest pursuer, next week.
Al Nassr vs. Al Baten: lineups for the match
- Al Nassr: Nawaf, Sultan (Qasheesh, 82'), Mado, Lajami (Al Fatil, 90'), Konan; Luiz Gustavo, Al-Khaibari (Al Sulaiheem, 46'), Sami (Boushal, 76'), Masharipov (Mara, 46'), Gareeb, and Cristiano Ronaldo.
- Al Baten: Campaña; Al Yousif, Mauricio (Al Sehimai, 73'), Naji, Al Hurayji; Al Shamari, Al Qarani, Pedroza, Bukia; Al Shamlan (Mudasiru, 56'), Lopez.
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