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Ronaldo nets brace as Al-Nassr seals Pro League title
Cristiano Ronaldo has won his first Saudi Pro League title with Al-Nassr after they won 4-1 against Damac, which was relegated from the top-flight.… Show More
Cristiano Ronaldo has won his first Saudi Pro League title with Al-Nassr after they won 4-1 against Damac, which was relegated from the top-flight.
Al-Nassr knew victory on the final day would guarantee them the title, and its star players, Sadio Mane, Kingsley Coman and Ronaldo all scored to secure the club's first Pro League title since 2018-2019.
The host side dominated possession in the early stages, but saw efforts from Ronaldo, Joao Felix and Abdullah Al Khaibari fail to test the goalkeeper, before the deadlock was broken in the 34th minute.
Joao Felix's out-swinging corner picked out Mane on the edge of the six-yard box, and the Senegal international did well to twist his body and plant a header into the back of the net.
Al-Nassr pushed for a second and got its rewards seven minutes into the second half; Coman played a give-and-go with Al Khaibari before curling into the bottom-left corner from the edge of the box.
Damac threatened a comeback when Morlaye Sylla fired in from the penalty spot after a handball from Mohamed Simakan, but Ronaldo then took centre stage to clinch his first league title with the club.
The former Real Madrid and Manchester United forward caught Kewin out with a low-driven free-kick from a tight angle just after the hour mark, before firing into the roof of the net to round off the victory nine minutes from time.
Al-Hilal, which finished second, was briefly top of the league after taking the lead through Sultan Mandash against Al-Fayha inside four minutes.
Stylianos Vrontis and Marcos Leonardo saw goals ruled out by VAR for offside for their respective sides in the first half, while Ruben Neves missed a penalty after the break. Al-Hilal managed to hold on for a 1-0 win, but it was not enough to win the title.








