Al-Nassr failed to stay in contention for the title in Saudi Arabia. Cristiano Ronaldo’s side drew 1-1 with Al-Ettifaq and lost the championship to Al-Ittihad.
Al Ittihad won the title in Saudi Arabia after 14 years
Cristiano Ronaldo was in the starting line-up of his team’s match at Al-Ettifaq.
The match at the Prince Mohammed bin Fahd Stadium ended with a score of 1:1 at the end of the match, in which the visitors dominated.
France’s Youssef Niakate opened the scoring in the 43rd minute against the hosts, but the visitors restored parity in the second half (56th minute) thanks to Luis Gustavo.
Cristiano Ronaldo played all 98 minutes (including overtime), but the Portuguese was unable to get his name on the scoresheet.
With this result, Al-Nassr lost their chance to play for the title in the final stages of the season when they face Al-Fateh.
“Al-Ittihad” became the champion for the first time since 2009.
Source: Hot News
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