Al Ittihad vs Al Nassr, 2025-26 Saudi Pro League

· Saudi Pro League

Al Ittihad

FT
0 - 2

Al Nassr

9': Sadio Mané
35': Cristiano Ronaldo

Ronaldo scores as Al Nassr beat Al Ittihad in top-of-table clash

Cristiano Ronaldo hit the target to help Al Nassr down reigning champions Al Ittihad and open up a three-point gap at the top of the Saudi Pro League.

Match Commentary

9': Sadio Mané (Al Nassr) Goal at 9'
35': Cristiano Ronaldo (Al Nassr) Goal at 35'
45'+2': Faisal Al-Ghamdi (Al Ittihad) Substitution at 47'
61': Abdulrahman Al-Obud (Al Ittihad) Substitution at 61'
77': Ahmed Sharahili (Al Ittihad) Substitution at 77'
80': Steven Bergwijn (Al Ittihad) Yellow Card at 80'
82': Ahmed Sharahili (Al Ittihad) Yellow Card at 82'
86': Sultan Al-Ghannam (Al Nassr) Substitution at 86'
90': Ali Al-Hassan (Al Nassr) Substitution at 90'
90': Abdulrahman Ghareeb (Al Nassr) Substitution at 90'
90'+5': Abdulelah Al-Amri (Al Nassr) Substitution at 95'

Statistics

NSR		ITT
14	Fouls	12
0	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	3
3	Saves	1
45.5	Possession	54.5
21	SHOTS	8
3	ON GOAL	2
0.1	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
6	Blocked Shots	2
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Saudi Pro League

Venue: King Abdullah Sports City
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 53,282

Saudi Pro League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Al Hilal	11	+23	30
2	Al Qadsiah	12	+20	28
3	Al Nassr	11	+17	28
4	Al Ittihad	11	+10	24

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Al Ittihad (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Predrag Rajkovic (GK)
2	Danilo Pereira
6	Saad Al Mosa
42	Muath
32	Ahmed Al-Julaydan
10	Houssem Aouar
8	Fabinho
7	N'Golo Kanté
9	Karim Benzema
34	Steven Bergwijn
19	Moussa Diaby

Al Ittihad Substitutes:

Mohammed Alabsi, Hamed Alghamdi, Ahmed Sharahili, Faisal Al-Ghamdi, Awad Al Nashri, Saleh Al-Shehri, Yaseen Khalid, Ahmed Al Ghamdi, Abdulrahman Al-Obud.

Al Nassr (4-4-2)

No.	Name
24	Bento (GK)
26	Iñigo Martínez
3	Mohamed Simakan
23	Aiman Yahya
12	Nawaf Boushal
17	Abdullah Al-Khaibari
11	Marcelo Brozovic
10	Sadio Mané
21	Kingsley Coman
7	Cristiano Ronaldo
79	João Félix

Al Nassr Substitutes:

Nader Al Sharari, Ali Al-Hassan, Haroune Camara, Raghid Al-Najjar, Abdulrahman Ghareeb, Salem Al Najdi, Sultan Al-Ghannam, Abdulelah Al-Amri, Mohammed Maran.

Saudi Pro League News

Ogden: Time catches up with everyone, even Cristiano Ronaldo

Portugal, Man United, Real Madrid: Cristiano Ronaldo's long history of rows with coaches

Cristiano Ronaldo has retired from international soccer with Portugal after being benched by coach Jorge Jesus. It is far from the first high-profile row of his career.

Asian Football Confederation postpones 2027 Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia

The Asian Football Confederation has confirmed that the 2027 AFC Asian Cup, which was scheduled to be held from Jan. 7 to Feb. 5, will be postponed due to regional security concerns.

Ronaldo off Al Nassr's ACL squad due to Saudi security concerns

Cristiano Ronaldo is being rested for Al Nassr's AFC Champions League trip to Uzbekistan amid concern that the security situation in Saudi Arabia will continue to impact Asia's top soccer tournaments.

Why Cristiano Ronaldo's 982nd career goal should be an own goal

As Cristiano Ronaldo closes in on his 1,000th career goal, every strike counts. But there is some disagreement over whether his 982nd should be his at all.