Sadio Mane scored a goal from a penalty kick near the end, and Angelo added the second goal in stoppage time in Al-Nasr's 2-0 victory over its guest Al-Ittihad in the Saudi Professional Football League, while Cristiano Ronaldo continued to be absent from the home team's ranks today (Friday).Al-Nasr continued to chase Al-Hilal, the leader, and raised its score to 49 points in second place, one point behind the summit. Al-Ittihad's balance froze at 34 points, dropping to seventh place.With Ronaldo absent for the second match in a row, Al-Nasr fans chanted his name in the seventh minute.Play was stopped in the 11th minute to review video technology, due to suspicion of a handball on Al-Nasr defender Mohammed Simakan, before play continued.The second half did not witness much excitement, and it seemed that the match would end in a goalless draw, but a shot by Ayman Yahya, the Al-Nasr player, collided with the hand of substitute Mohamed Barnawi, so the referee awarded a penalty kick scored by Mane in the 84th minute.Angelo led a counterattack in the sixth minute of stoppage time, scoring the second goal and celebrating...Absent Ronaldo.
In Ronaldo's absence… Al-Nasr surpasses Al-Ittihad
