Sadio Mane’s first-half strike ensured Al-Nassr maintained their unbeaten begin to the Saudi Professional League season with a 1-0 win over rivals Al-Riyadh.
He well completed from shut vary within the forty first minute, along with his purpose sufficient to seal the three factors and transfer Al-Nassr as much as third within the desk.
Al-Nassr’s menace grew as the primary half went on, with Milan Borjan making a superb double cease to disclaim Ronaldo and Talisca as soon as once more earlier than Mohamed Simakan struck the publish on the rebound.
Mane would ultimately break the impasse within the forty first minute although, darting in entrance of his marker to fulfill Abdulrahman Ghareeb’s low cross and rifle it into the roof of the web.
The Senegalese striker arguably ought to have doubled his tally earlier than the break, however was denied by Borjan’s stretching save when one-on-one with the Canadian.
Talisca ought to have wrapped up the factors within the remaining three minutes, however he blazed over an empty internet from shut vary, earlier than having a late purpose disallowed for offside.
| صافـرة النهايـة!
النصر 1 – 0 الرياض
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— نادي النصر السعودي (@AlNassrFC) November 8, 2024
Information Debrief: Derby delight for Al-Nassr
After drawing their final two matches, this win was a welcome outcome for Al-Nassr as they racked up their sixth victory of the season to shut the hole on the prime of the desk to 6 factors.
It’s simply the second time Al-Nassr have averted defeat of their first 10 matches of a Professional League marketing campaign, final doing so in 2013-14, once they received the league title.
They’re now unbeaten of their final seven Professional League derbies (W4 D3), their longest such streak since a run of 9 between 2018 and 2020.
That is the primary time in eight such video games that they’ve saved a clear sheet although, and restricted their opponents to simply 5 photographs all through.
