"Joao Felix scored a hat-trick on his Saudi Pro League debut as he led Al-Nassr to a thumping 5-0 opening-day victory over Al-Taawoun on Friday. Kingsley Coman also marked his league debut with a goal, while Cristiano Ronaldo also got in on the act to send Jorge Jesus' side to the summit of the early standings. Al-Nassr needed just seven minutes to open the scoring through Joao Felix, who was picked out by Angelo before firing a low left-footed effort into the far corner."
"However, they were unable to build on their lead in the first-half, but Al-Nassr needed just nine minutes after the interval to get their second of the game. Al-Nassr were awarded a penalty following a handball by Waleed Al Ahmad, with Ronaldo stepping up and sending Abdulquddus Atiah the wrong way from 12 yards. Coman put the result beyond doubt just over a minute later as he latched on to Al-Nassr goalkeeper Nawaf Al Aqidi's long punt forward before looping a header into the net."
"Joao Felix then picked out the top-right corner with a stunning finish in the 67th minute before completing his hat-trick three minutes from time with a tap-in after Ronaldo's deflected cross struck the crossbar and fell kindly into his path. Data Debrief: Joao Felix announces his arrival After finishing 13 points behind champions Al-Ittihad in 2024-25, Al-Nassr laid down a statement of their title ambitions here with a brilliant attacking display."
Joao Felix scored a hat-trick on his Saudi Pro League debut to lead Al-Nassr to a 5-0 victory over Al-Taawoun. Kingsley Coman and Cristiano Ronaldo also scored, with Ronaldo converting a penalty after a Waleed Al Ahmad handball. Felix opened the scoring in the seventh minute, added a stunning finish in the 67th minute, and completed his hat-trick late after Ronaldo's deflected cross struck the crossbar. Coman scored from a long punt forward just after the interval. Al-Nassr registered 21 shots and an xG of 2.46; Al-Taawoun had four shots and an xG of 0.11.
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