Luis Castro’s team won in overtime
Al Nasr became the winner Arab Champions Cupwhich took place in Saudi Arabia. In the final, the team of the ex-coach of Shakhtar Luis Castro defeated Al Hilal – 2:1.
At the beginning of the second half, Al-Hilal took the lead with Mishael’s efforts. Castro’s team was in the minority in the 71st minute, but after 3 minutes Cristiano Ronaldo leveled the score.
The fate of the meeting and the trophy was decided in overtime. In the 98th minute, Ronaldo played the rebound and brought the victory to Al-Nasr. Note that in the 103rd minute Luis Castro received a red card.
Ronaldo has scored in five Arab Cup matches in a row. On account of the 38-year-old striker six goals. This is Cristiano’s first trophy with Al Nasr, for whom he has been playing since early 2023.
In addition to Ronaldo, summer rookies Alex Telles, Marcelo Brozovic and Sadio Mane played for Al-Nasr. As part of Al-Hilal, we note Kalida Koulibaly, Ruben Neves and Sergei Milinkovic-Savic.
- Arab Champions Cup. The final
Al-Hilal – Al Nasr – 1:2 a.i. (0:0, 1:1)
Goals: Michael, 51 – Ronaldo, 74, 98
Removal: Al-Amri (Al-Nasr), 71
Source: Sportarena
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