"Joao Felix opened the scoring after just six minutes when he got on the end of a pass from Coman, before the Frenchman then got on the scoresheet himself on the half-hour mark. Ronaldo got his first of the match three minutes later as he was played through on goal by Joao Felix, and the Portugal captain slotted the ball past Milan Borjan into the bottom-left corner."
"Elsewhere, Al-Ittihad maintained their 100% league record this season thanks to a 96th-minute winner from N'Golo Kante against Al-Najma. The reigning champions looked to be heading for a goalless draw when Houssem Aouar's 24th-minute goal was disallowed, but Kante brilliantly found the top-right corner with a first-time strike from Abdulrahman Al Obud's cutback. Al-Ittihad are second, behind Al-Nassr on goal difference, with both sides winning their opening three matches."
"It was a well-earned victory for Al-Nassr, who produced 3.04 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Al-Riyadh's 0.56 from seven attempts. Ronaldo took six of those shots, accumulating 1.41 xG himself, as his second goal saw him move onto 77 goals in the Saudi Pro League, and 945 for his career. The Portugal international has now scored 12 goals in 14 Saudi Pro League derbies, with no player scoring more derby goals than Ronaldo since his debut in January 2023."
Al-Nassr defeated Al-Riyadh 5-1 to retain top position in the Saudi Pro League. Cristiano Ronaldo, Joao Felix and Kingsley Coman each provided at least two goal contributions. Joao Felix opened after six minutes, Coman scored on the half-hour, Ronaldo added one before halftime and Felix scored early in the second half. Mamadou Sylla pulled a goal back for Al-Riyadh, and Ronaldo sealed the win in the 76th minute from a Coman assist. Al-Ittihad stayed unbeaten with a 96th-minute N'Golo Kante winner, leaving both teams level on points but separated by goal difference.
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