Al-Nassr Saudi Club continued to achieve positive results under the leadership of its new Italian coach, Stefano Pioli, and today, Monday, September 30, was able to win (2-1) over its guest, Al-Rayyan of Qatar, in the second round of the AFC Elite Champions League.
This is his fourth consecutive victory.”Global“Under Pioli’s supervision, two of them were in the Roshen League and one victory in the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, in addition to one victory in the elite AFC Champions League.
Al-Nasr Saudi Arabia ends the first half with a lead
The first half of the Arab derby, which brought together Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia and its guest Al-Rayyan, ended at the “Awal Park” stadium in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, in favor of “Al-Alami” with a score of 1-0.
The Asmi club tried to open the registration window at the beginning of the match, but failed in the face of the steadfastness of “Al-Raheeb”, which then left its areas, and also sought to reach its host’s net.
Al-Alamy had the opportunity to open the scoring in the 36th minute after Senegalese Sadio Mane crossed, but the header of Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo did not enter the net, even though he was face to face in front of the goal.
And almost Al Rayyan The host team was surprised by a goal from its Moroccan striker, Ashraf Ben Sharqi, but the latter’s shot in the 41st minute was saved brilliantly by Brazilian goalkeeper Pinto, depriving the Qatari club of scoring the first goal.
In the last breath of the first half, specifically in the 45th + 1 minute, Fares Najd was able to score the first goal with a header from his star Mane after receiving a perfect cross in the back of Al Rayyan defenders from his colleague Sultan Al-Ghanem.
Al-Nasr Saudi confirms its victory in the second half
At the beginning of the second half, Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia tried to increase its lead in the score, and made some attempts to achieve this, but it waited until the 76th minute to add the second goal through its star Ronaldo.
Although Al Rayyan succeeded in scoring the first goal, and overcoming the difference with a goal scored by its Brazilian player Roger Guedes in the 87th minute, that did not prevent Al-Alamy from achieving its first victory in the AFC Champions League for the elite.
With this victory, which came after a draw in the first round against the Iraqi Police, the Al-Asmi Club raised its score of points to 4, temporarily in second place in the Al-Gharb Group region for the Championship. AFC Champions League for the elite.
On the other hand, Al Rayyan suffered its second defeat after the first against Al Hilal Saudi Arabia, leaving its score free of points in 11th place and temporarily penultimate in the same group.
