The Yellow submarine Al Nassr thrashed Abha by 8-0 in the Saudi Arabia Pro League

The Visitors led by Cristiano Ronaldo scourged the Hosts by 8-0 in match 26 of the Saudi Arabia Pro League on Tuesday(02nd April 2024). It was another Ronaldo special for Al Nassr who smashed another hat trick in under 3 days. This time this win was special for Ronaldo and his side since he contributed a total of 5 times in that match with three goals and two assists and registered his professional football career's 885th goal.

Al Nassr performed extraordinary to beat hosts Abha in the 2023/2024 follow-up duel. Cristiano Ronaldo-led Al Nassr secured three points, which was very important for Al Nassr to stick closely to Al Hilal at the top of the standings. Even so, it was clear that the match was one-sided the Hosts, who are now in the relegation zone, cannot keep up with Al Nassr's high-intensity game. The carnage started with Cristiano Ronaldo's opener for Al Nassr's in the 11th minute of the game. The 39-year-old Portuguese superstar added two more goals in the 21st and 42nd minutes, completing his hat trick record. His incredible performance included two marvellous freekicks which was the first incident in 13 years that he scored two successful freekicks in a single match.

Notably, this was a 5-time Ballon d'Or winner's 29th goal for Al Nassr in the ongoing Saudi Arabia Pro League competition 2023-24, he is followed by Aleksandar Mitrović who netted 22 times for table toppers Al Hilal.

Al Nassr's other five goals were shared equally between four different players. Sadio Mane (33'), Al-Sulaiheem (44'), Abdulrahman Ghareeb (51'), and Al-Aliwa (63', 86') also contributed goals to Al Nassr's victory party. This landslide score of 8-0 was Al Nassr's biggest win in the 2023/2024 season. This victory led Al Nassr to secure 62 points from 26 matches, while Abha slumped with only 22 points.

Lineup

Abha (4-2-3-1): Tatarusanu; Al-Zubaidi, Tisserand, Al Sahafi, Al-Jumayah (67' Al Qumayzi); Matic, Naji (37' Qahtani); Al Kunaydiri, Krychowiak (67' Bguir), Al-Shammeri (59' Abdu Jaber); Kamano (59' Al-Mutairi)

Coach: P. Mosimane

Al Nassr (4-2-3-1): Optina; Telles (65' Qaseem), Laporte, Al-Fatil, Boushal; Al Sulaiheem (58' Alhassan), Otavio; Ghareeb (69' Aman), Al-Najei, Mane (46' Al-Aliwa); Ronaldo (46' Al Nemer)

Coach: Luis Castro