On Wednesday, Cristiano Ronaldo’s debut season in Saudi Arabia came to a conclusion; however, the star forward was not present as Al-Nassr defeated Al-Fateh 3-0 to finish in second place in the league. Despite Ronaldo’s absence, Al-Nassr finished in second place. Ronaldo, who had signed with the Riyadh club in December before scoring 14 goals in 16 league games, had suffered a muscular injury four days before and was given some time off before Portugal’s European Championship qualifiers in June against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iceland.
Ronaldo had signed with the Riyadh club in December before scoring 14 goals in 16 league games. Anderson Talisca stepped up to the challenge and scored twice in Ronaldo’s absence, putting him in the spotlight. Ronaldo is now 38 years old. In addition, he was responsible for Mohammed Marwan’s third goal by assisting him. In the penultimate round, Al-Ittihad had already ensured that they would win the league championship.
As a result of their 2-0 victory over Al-Tai, the club was able to enjoy winning a league championship for the first time since 2009. Morocco’s Abderazzak Hamdallah scored the game’s first goal on a penalty kick midway through the second half. With that goal, he also clinched the golden boot award for scoring the most goals in a single season.
Helder Costa, a winger who formerly played for Leeds United and Wolverhampton, scored the second goal in the dying seconds of the game. Just eighteen months after the Portuguese strategist was let go by Tottenham Hotspur in the English Premier League, he has won his first league championship as a head coach. This victory gives Nuno Santo bragging rights to his first league championship. After defeating Al-Raed in a game that ended in a score of 3-2, defending champions Al-Hilal settled for third place in the league. The number of teams in the league will increase from 16 to 18 beginning with the following season.
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