Al-Nassr looked the more dominant side right from the off as Stefano Pioli handed Jhon Duran his debut in the AFC Champions League fixture.The Portuguese star scored on either side of halftime while Ali Al-Hassan and Mohammed Al-Fatil also got on the scoresheet.
After a lacklustre opening 25 minutes, Al Nassr took the lead through a powerful strike from Al-Hassan, who drilled the ball into the bottom left corner from outside the box.
Right before halftime, Ronaldo doubled the lead from the spot after Sadio Mane headed the ball onto an opposition defender’s arm inside the penalty area. The 39-year-old sent the goalkeeper the wrong way for his fifth goal of the competition this season.Ronaldo scored his second of the night in the 78th minute after running onto and heading in a perfectly flighted cross from Mane.Substitute Al-Fatil landed the final blow 10 minutes later after using his head to direct the ball into the back of the net after meeting an in-swinging corner from Marcelo Brozovic. Now Al Nassr is hungry for more goals now and the substitutes are trying their best to add to the tally with fresh legs.Despite the win, Al Nassr remains in third in its group with 16 points from seven games, while Al Wasl is fifth with 11 points from the same number of matches.
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